Comments for Harold Arts 2007 Residency

Comment on Materials by haroldresident2009

haroldresident2009 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:24:21 +0000

hello all,

I will , for my week three film/installation project, be constructing CRYPODS, which is exactly like it sounds; Ipods but instead of playing music you get inside them and they cry on you.
this actually might not be the best project to work on in the woods materials wise but we’ll see.
this is the most complete general materials list I can think up right now, if you have any of this stuff lying around or if you have a project that might also use this stuff I would greatly appreciate you bringing it along.
thank you thank you.

spool of shiny or mat white material-as much as you have or want to donate.

old hula-hoops.

good lighting.

crafting tools- needles thread a sewing machine!

sad things-movies books photos of old pets

I also need to make the form that eventfully emerges from the CRYPOD so if you have slimy embryonic type stuff, that would help.
I know what I envision this to look like but I don’t know exactly what to use materials wise so anything you can think up would be great. I’m trying to create a real seaweed, birthing, sea creature gasping for air vibe! (if that makes sense)

I also need People!-
please help me by allowing me to film your most private sad moments in the completed CRYPODs. its no big deal it does most of the work. you just sit in there and do whatever you want while IT cries for you.

thanks again looking forward to meeting you soon
-Aaron

Comment on Transportation Coordinater by ben driggs

ben driggs — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:42:11 +0000

Hi Doug. This Im tryin to get to the residency in the first week. can i come with you? I live in the west loop.

Comment on Transportation Coordinater by doug

doug — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:02:48 +0000

hello. i will be a musical person during the first week, 7-13 july. i am willing to drive my toyota corolla, and i could fit up to 2 additional people. i prefer to carpool more than i prefer to drive my own car.

Comment on Mapping the Woods by Jamie Solock

Jamie Solock — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:26:41 +0000

I was planning a sort of similar idea that I have spoken to Nick about merging with his. I am going to start a recycling project with the paper products that the residency uses. I am going to use the recycling to hand-make paper. The smaller pieces of paper will then be bound together in a grid pattern. The grid will be used as the base of the map of Harold. I am planning on starting with a sort of aerial map that we could put together as Nick said from hiking, video and from google earth. I want the project to not only function as a map but also to tell the story of the farm, and maybe the story of the two weeks we will be there this summer. I am not quite positive how to accomplish that yet. I hope others will be interested in working on this.

Comment on Art Projects by Clara

Clara — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:29:45 +0000

M,
It’s actually 3 different pieces (so far). And I do actually think a lot about structure. I look forward to talking about our projects more.
C

Comment on Art Projects by mary

mary — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:15:34 +0000

sorry! That first sentence about it being good to read your description was meant to be a statement not a question. typ-o disaster… It is/was good to read about your project.
yikes,
m

Comment on Art Projects by haroldarts2007

haroldarts2007 — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:34:47 +0000

Hi Clara,
This sounds like an interesting project. Self-portrait?
It is good to sit down and read about your ideas/plans for this piece? I guess that my main question is about structure. It is one piece, correct? I can see that this piece probably has an experimental structure, and so may I ask is there a distinct beginning or end/do you know which vignette will start and which will end? I could also see them as the same archetype that is manifested in these different ways (that you refer to as rhythm and texture.) Or do you view them as different archtypes that all come together to reveal a more well-rounded view of your specific creative-process?
You may not be concerned with structure at this point. But after reading your plans, those are some thoughts that popped into my mind.

Best,
Mary

Comment on Art Projects by Clara

Clara — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:53:35 +0000

Below is a description of my summer video projects. I will be doing some shooting down in the woods and I need a lot of B Roll of natural settings. I do a lot of independent shooting and camera work but it would be interesting to see what other people see when they shoot. It would be awesome if anyone wants to help me collect footage. They could use my camera at times our their own and I will provide the tapes. Also my on-camera mic is pretty decent for ambient noise but if anyone is recording any “natural” or forest noises I would like to talk with them.

I have begun production on three short video projects that reference each other. They explore my creative process and my relationship with cinema.
• In my first piece I re-staged scenes from Francois Truffaut’s “Jules and Jim” in the city of Chicago. Through the images I comment and discuss the weight of carrying and holding onto artistic intention, and specifically for me, how cinema became heavy and the fear of producing film. The French New Wave filmmakers were a direct reaction to the weight and opulence of filmmaking. In direct influence of their work I embraced their style of light camera work and quick shooting. This short piece is already shot and needs to be edited; I will edit this piece at Harold.
• My second piece is an experimental narrative exploring my creative process and my relationship with cinema. I tell a slightly romanticized version of my birth story and the mystery of uncovering the natural creative instinct. The natural human traits are echoed by images of nature. I will be utilizing shots of woods, trees, animals, insects, water etc. Also there is the fairy-tale theme of going “into the woods” to hide or find things. This project is in production and I would like to continue the shooting process at Harold.
• My third piece in this process is a short narrative story- I will be writing this piece at Harold.

Film and motion picture images, rhythm and texture are as important as the stories that they jointly create. I often isolate and study small aspects of longer pieces and from time to time I screen them as installation pieces. I would hope that I can produce these at Harold and the installation would be a finished product that I can leave with.

Comment on Materials by Clara

Clara — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:16:58 +0000

I just read through everyone’s list of materials.

I am not a print artist so I will not be bringing any kind of papers or markers but it was interesting to read through all of the descriptions of them :)

I will be bringing my mini-DV camera, a shitty tripod, lots of mini-DV tapes, my computer and external drive (so is there a good spot that is conducive for solitary computer editing?), maybe I’ll bring a second camera for B Roll footage and maybe even my Bolex…

I didn’t understand Nick Wylie’s code of what he has or what he wants but I can bring some Woolite for washing delicates and I’ll bring some movies with subtitles

I’m nervous but starting to get excited…-C

Comment on Justin Berry – Novel Extrapolation by Clara

Clara — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:09:12 +0000

Justin,
your project sounds interesting. The film/video projects that I am currently working on and will be focusing on at Harold deals with my relationship to the narrative filmmaking process. I would look forward to talking about our projects and helping you out where I can.