Assignment 4

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.