Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Academia
http://www.hamptonu.edu/hr/job_detail.cfm?id=120 (fill out app, send cv and targeted cover letter to attached address)
Send CV/Cover Letter/DVD to:
Randolph Macon-
*Women's Studies, Evie Terrono (eterrono@rmc.edu.)
*English, Amy Goodwin (agoodwin@rmc.edu)
VCU Art Foundations Department
u of r -- http://art.richmond.edu/contact/index.html
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Block
one of the things that im interested in doing with my work is to say as much as i can while using as few words as possible. I think i did this with Angry Gamers.
Right now, Ive got nothing. I am absolutely blocked and depleted. Theres nothing. Ive read two books about appropriation and memory, and while they were great and I learned a lot, ive got nothing in terms of ideas. Ive never had absolutely nothing to work from. Ive been making work still, but its oversimplified, lacking in layers and isnt adding anything to any dialogue.
I thought maybe I needed to move to still work for a while, but nothing excites me. Maybe the pressure of being here is too much. Maybe the German Youtube outright sucks in terms of content. I dont know what it is, but it to change because if this goes on for too much longer Im going to explode.
Ive been trying to make one piece per day, but I hate them all. Theyre trite and boring and dont point toward anything that hasnt already been said or done. I watch Youtube videos for hours and hours on end and nothing interests me. Maybe Im not supposed to use youtube. I duno.
This sucks.
Right now, Ive got nothing. I am absolutely blocked and depleted. Theres nothing. Ive read two books about appropriation and memory, and while they were great and I learned a lot, ive got nothing in terms of ideas. Ive never had absolutely nothing to work from. Ive been making work still, but its oversimplified, lacking in layers and isnt adding anything to any dialogue.
I thought maybe I needed to move to still work for a while, but nothing excites me. Maybe the pressure of being here is too much. Maybe the German Youtube outright sucks in terms of content. I dont know what it is, but it to change because if this goes on for too much longer Im going to explode.
Ive been trying to make one piece per day, but I hate them all. Theyre trite and boring and dont point toward anything that hasnt already been said or done. I watch Youtube videos for hours and hours on end and nothing interests me. Maybe Im not supposed to use youtube. I duno.
This sucks.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Birthday.
Sometimes we use the internet to create a space where we can make memory permanent. We use servers, and sharing sites and as a means of backing up that which we want to remember forever because eventually, our brains will fail us.
Sometimes we use those documents and spaces to to experience memories that we cannot create ourselves.
Sometimes we use those documents and spaces to to experience memories that we cannot create ourselves.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
No Ideas
There are too many things im interested in. Right now, I cant make a decision. I havnt been able to make a decision about my work for over a year. Ive been dabbling in about 100 different things, trying to explore different avenues, and read different things, and so far, Ive come up with nothing that strikes me enough to continue to move forward. This is what I know:
Im interested in memory and the role that the archive plays in digital culture.
Im interested in modern interpretation of the wealth and its meaning.
Im interested in image comparison as a way to draw attention to whatever the fuck question i have about whatever the fuck subject.
Im interested in layers, both conceptually and physically.
Im interested in taking the simplest form of something, and breaking it down one step further.
Im interested in how words change meaning over time.
Im interested in whats popular/mainstream now versus what was popular and mainstream then. Not what was first or last, but the most remembered by shared societal memory.
Im interested in why we remember.
Im interested in why we connect.
Im interested in etymology.
For some stupid reason, Im still interested in gender, even though im sick of the conversation.
Im interested in whats not mine.
Genealogy, Wealth and History.
These are surnames from my family tree as far back as i can remember or have been told:
Burks (my/my fathers surname)- Anglo-Norman, came to Ireland in the 12th Century. Comes from the German "-burg", which means town and hill dwellers. Coat of Arms motto: One King, One Faith, One Law. (First came to Pennsylvania mid 18th century).
Hartsell (my mother's surname)- Anglo-Saxton British, dates back to 11th Century England, previously German. Old English etymology refers to those who dwelled by a spring or stream. Coat of Arms motto: Content with his Lot. (First came to Pennsylvania early 18th century).
Jung/Young (maternal grandmother's maiden surname)- German, conquest to England during early 11th Century. Also associated with Normandy. Comes from the Old French words describing the word Young, which it was Americanized to when they migrated in the early 18th century. (First came to New York early 18th century.)
Häal/Hall (paternal grandmothers half brother's surname and hers for a few years)- Irish, early 12th century. Also has associations with Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, via England after the Norman Conquest in the late 11th Century. Comes from the Gaelic word for companion. (First came to Pennsylvania late 18th century)
Ambrose (paternal grandmother/great grandmothers surname)- German, but brought to England after the Norman Conquest of the late 11th Century. Comes from the Latin word for "immortal". This name is extremely popular among the English/German because of St. Ambrose who lived during the 4th century and was one of the four fathers of the Western Christian Church. (First came to Virginia and New England in the early 17th century)
Jensen (maternal surname, first cousins)- Danish, originally from north west Germany. Comes from the Hebrew words "Jehovah is favored". (First came to New York, then settled in the Mid-West during the mid 19th century).
Beyer (paternal great grandmothers husbands surname)- German (specifically Bavaria), and Jewish (Ashkenazic) 12th century. (Came to New York, then Pennsylvania in the late 17th century).
In conclusion: Variants of British, German, Irish, Danish and Jewish.
(houseofnames.com)
I made a ghetto family tree. it doesnt include any cousins or great aunts/uncles, its really really simple. I also dont know very many of my first cousins or their last names, let alone the 2nd, 3rd and up. I also havnt met very many of my great aunts or uncles (and dont have contact with any of my parents siblings), so i have no access to finding out anymore information about anyone anywhere. For my grandmothers, and great grandmothers, there were multiple marriages and multiple children from each marriage and my knowledge of original names is somewhat unknown. None of my grandparents siblings are listed. Some of my grandparents may or may not have siblings, I have no idea because I've never met them (my grandparents).
Burks (my/my fathers surname)- Anglo-Norman, came to Ireland in the 12th Century. Comes from the German "-burg", which means town and hill dwellers. Coat of Arms motto: One King, One Faith, One Law. (First came to Pennsylvania mid 18th century).
Hartsell (my mother's surname)- Anglo-Saxton British, dates back to 11th Century England, previously German. Old English etymology refers to those who dwelled by a spring or stream. Coat of Arms motto: Content with his Lot. (First came to Pennsylvania early 18th century).
Jung/Young (maternal grandmother's maiden surname)- German, conquest to England during early 11th Century. Also associated with Normandy. Comes from the Old French words describing the word Young, which it was Americanized to when they migrated in the early 18th century. (First came to New York early 18th century.)
Häal/Hall (paternal grandmothers half brother's surname and hers for a few years)- Irish, early 12th century. Also has associations with Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, via England after the Norman Conquest in the late 11th Century. Comes from the Gaelic word for companion. (First came to Pennsylvania late 18th century)
Ambrose (paternal grandmother/great grandmothers surname)- German, but brought to England after the Norman Conquest of the late 11th Century. Comes from the Latin word for "immortal". This name is extremely popular among the English/German because of St. Ambrose who lived during the 4th century and was one of the four fathers of the Western Christian Church. (First came to Virginia and New England in the early 17th century)
Jensen (maternal surname, first cousins)- Danish, originally from north west Germany. Comes from the Hebrew words "Jehovah is favored". (First came to New York, then settled in the Mid-West during the mid 19th century).
Beyer (paternal great grandmothers husbands surname)- German (specifically Bavaria), and Jewish (Ashkenazic) 12th century. (Came to New York, then Pennsylvania in the late 17th century).
In conclusion: Variants of British, German, Irish, Danish and Jewish.
(houseofnames.com)
I made a ghetto family tree. it doesnt include any cousins or great aunts/uncles, its really really simple. I also dont know very many of my first cousins or their last names, let alone the 2nd, 3rd and up. I also havnt met very many of my great aunts or uncles (and dont have contact with any of my parents siblings), so i have no access to finding out anymore information about anyone anywhere. For my grandmothers, and great grandmothers, there were multiple marriages and multiple children from each marriage and my knowledge of original names is somewhat unknown. None of my grandparents siblings are listed. Some of my grandparents may or may not have siblings, I have no idea because I've never met them (my grandparents).
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)