A) Reflection
of Writing Machine Collective Exhibition
“Tracing is multiple”
Take different actions one by one,
recording, collecting, analyzing and reconstructing the data. Controlled and
monitored by the artists, digital technologies can generate a new form of
literature, while both aesthetic and criticism are involved.
Vaulting Space, a collage work of
re-examining 441 fragments of swordplay films from 1927 to 2011, clips are
projected at 3-screen with spontaneous combination, while three images show
different tendencies of motions. The artist transforms the existing database into
a new piece of work by specific coding, explore the dimension of creating
films. The Oulipo, the origin of potential literature, probably open a complete
new field of art and literature. No doubt that there are many creative
possibilities of art, this work gets rid of the mainstream, three act
structure, it is totally generated by the rule of computation. This kind of
work is similar to the rule of the puzzle, the players have to select and
combine the correct puzzle, but the difference is this work requires the artist
to decide the ideal combination of elements, the final outcome of work is
unexpected, but the artist still has the motivation for designing the rule
system.
B) Writing
Exercise – Careless Girl and I
Excerpt from Raymond Carver, as the model
of work.
This careless girl, an old friend of mine,
she was studying overnight. Her latest iphone6 plus has cracked. So
she was waiting for an apple store website to start ordering again. She calls
me on FaceTime from MacBook air. Data was confirmed. She would go out by bus, a
30 minute trip, and I would meet him at the stop. She hadn’t seen me
face-to-face since we both graduated from secondary school 2 years ago. But she
and I had kept in touch. We chat and mailed on Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger
back and forth. I wasn’t cool about her visit. She was someone I knew since I
studied in primary school. And her being careless bothered me. My idea of
carelessness came from the comedy. In the comedy, the careless character made
mistakes and created the joke. Sometimes they were teased by clever people. A
careless man engaged in my art project was not something I look forward to.
That summer she had needed a part time job.
She didn’t have any chance. The job she was looking forward to apply during the
semester break was in customer service officers of a shopping mall. I didn’t
have any chance, either. But she was inviting me to apply this job with her,
and I am hesitating. I have seen something on the job hunting website:
RECRUITING RECEPTIONIST– Guiding the customers, and an email address. I mailed
my CV, and she mailed application letter. I supposed to work with her all
summer. However, she forgot to go interview. So I engaged the interview in the
office of public relations department. We hadn’t met during the whole summer. I
sent a message to remind her, we would meet in Starbuck at 2pm.
C) 2nd Version
of Exercise 3B with clear contradiction – The Things They Did
“The Things They Carried”, by Tim O’Brien,
as the model of work.
The things they did were largely determined
by Impulse. Among the impulses were exciting, joyful, nervous, worried,
depressed, exhausted, blue, frightened and frustrated. Together, these emotions
weighed so heavy mentally, depending upon the people’s mind or criminal
experience.
Harry Hussain, who was talented, took many
tough and bloody jobs, he was especially confident to finish his own duty.
Eric Evans, who practiced hunting, used
pointed knife, silent gun and even iron wire he killed the dog of his neighborhood.
Sam Chan, who was timid, had rare
friend, he was a part-time student, at the same time, as a bellboy working in
the hotel.
They were met by fate.
Harry sponsored Sam to study since he was
an orphan. Sam respected and loved this guardian.
Sam met Eric in the hotel, he sat quietly
for a few hours and ordered two cups of coffee. Sam had an impression of Eric,
because he tipped 100 dollars to him.
Harry lived alone, his only family is an
adopted child and an old dog. One day, the dog was found death by suffocation,
Harry was extreme broken-hearted.
Joanna Jackson, who was distressed, went to
the office, opened those files on her desk. Harry Hussain, who was found
bloodied near the scene of crime is now suspected of planned attacks. Eric
Evans, who was suffering from stab wounds, moved to the nearby hospital for
first aid. Sam Chan, who was the only witness, first noticed the criminal
scene.
According to the confession, Sam Chan’s
claimed that Eric Evan was attacking Harry Hussain with a knife, when
Harry Hussain tried to escape and ran toward the exit, Eric Evan was chasing.
Then, the door was suddenly closed. After the door was opened again, both were
found injured.
Harry Hussain was in coma.
Eric Evans was certified death on the way
to hospital.
