Portfolio: depth/context of work

This portfolio contains works from 3 collections plus a section dedicated to interactive media...

  • Collections
    • conceptual maps: Technology and Humanity (current body of work)
    • I am more than 360 eggs
    • when yesterday called tomorrow - it was crying
  • Interactive media
    • video, animation, flash

MOST of the static images below are elements of an installation, animation, video, or interactive media. To review the breadth or technical nature of work go to the slideshow.

Series #1: Conceptual Maps - Technology and Humanity

the first group of conceptual maps were derived from a social experiment that was developed as part of my MFA thesis, the Blissomatic Surreal. The maps were the visual result of data collected from online surveys. respondents answered questions about their perceptions and memories. The collected data was analyzed and grouped into categories, and then visually mapped in harmony with a literal time-line according to specific and emerging technologies. shown left is the conceptual map Technology and communications - The other map sneaking into the photograph is the Conceptual Map of the Sexual Revolution. It's presentation included a visual comparison of the history of the birth control pill's invention and its long journey through political, and religious agendas finally emerging as a legal birth control medication for distribution and use. That chronology was compared to the time-line of the first and second wave women's movement which largely resulted in the sexual revolution.

A Century of Technology and Communications
Digital Print: 27" x 41" (poster size)
Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz

medium and method:
digital photography, digital print, design, prototype
social media: Twitter, Blogs, facebook, LinkedIn, podcasts, online surveys, website, RSS
software: Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Final Cut Studio, Sound Pro, WordPress,


 

Series #2: I am more than 360 eggs

This series is an examination of the relationship between gender and institution. Institution being time, religion, commerce, and culture. I use concrete architecture as an intuitive device to further the concept that the institution is built and dependent upon women. The many faces of these interdependent relationships segment the broader meaning.

medium: digital photography, monoprint, digital print, drawing, sculpture
software: PhotoShop, Illustrator

click on the thumbnail images below for color versions

POSTER AND THE CONCEPTUAL NUCLEUS from the series I am More:: I am more than the sum of my eggs POSTER, NOTEBOOK COVER from the series I am More:Make your own HERSTORY! WALL PROJECTION from the series I am More: Are you ONLY your stereotype DRAWING AND CONCEPTUAL NUCLUES FOR NEW BODY OF WORK FOCUSED ON HISTORIC POWER ABUSES: When the dish at the Last Supper was freed SCULPTURAL ELEMENT OF INSTALLATION PARTIALLY COMPLETE: Based on the Alice Walker novel POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY MONOPRINT ON PAINTING from the series I am More: The architecture of power

 

Series #3: When Yesterday Called Tomorrow - It Was Crying...

This collection focuses on time parallels and repetition. I focus on media's evolution and message from the unique perspective of history! Despite all of our technical advances we are more at risk of de-evolving today than ever before... My bias is towards global harmony regarding equal opportunity, spiritual association, economic health, and environmental accountability.

medium: print, paint pen on plexi, web page, photogram, sculpture
also in collection: cyanotype, interactive documentary, video

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Photo montage PAINT PEN ON PLEXI from the series Politics Talks - Then and Now: Did you forget? MIXED MEDIA and CONCEPTUAL NUCLEUS of the series Politics Talks - Then and Now: So who exactly are THOSE THEM anyway? CYANOTYPE from the series Politics Talks - Then and Now: Freedom or Safety - which will it be? SCULPTURE CREATED FOR USE IN ANIMATED  INTERACTIVE MEDIA: e-waste equals exporting death

Interactive Media: Video and Flash Projects / media remix

 

Like most of my work, the projects involve video, photography, and a narrative.

Flash has been used extensively in two projects "Stop E-Waste" and "Pondering Fear". Stop E-Waste is a documentary of sorts, and reflects the unusual way I incorporate design, sculpture and printed media. Pondering Fear is a playful piece built in Flash.

I have been using video as projected works for exhibition. The samples include my thesis project the Blissomatic surreal, works for Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and various clips used in national tour theater productions.

this will take you to the exhibition page

Montage / opens in its own window

Love Machine

 

GPS Prototype / opens in new window

no longer linked to retired datadada.com

site is now retired

montage

Created under fair use historic imagery was married to iconic music, and arranged in topical segments. The video was projected onto a wall, bean bag chairs were hand made for seating. Headphones were available throughout the exhibit space. One part of many...

video

"The Love Machine" is a humorous yet dark video based on a prototype for a more humane GPS device. This was my Plan B if I had not been granted admission to the MFA program.

starts out as dry documentary...

available upon request:
flash / montage / documentary...

The website Datadada.com contained several projects, and has been retired in 2010, as it seemed no longer relevant...