Internal Ephemeral

ephemeral

ɪˈfɛm(ə)r(ə)l,-ˈfiːm-/

adjective

adjective: ephemeral

1.

lasting for a very short time.

"fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old"

synonyms:

transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short, cursory, temporary, impermanent, short-term;

Its been a wee bit since i last blogged anything, been winding down from the Non-Place brief. Next up we're picking a brief from a choice of three, the first one was based on punctuation which didnt interest me (too cold), the second was based on the concept of Newspeak from Gerge Orwells 1984 which is a bit overwhelming and ive never actualy read the book despite wanting to (too hot). The final brief is internal ephemera which involves recording your thoughts over a period of time (just right).

My concept is basically about the way people discuss womens fertility as being ephemeral and encourage women and push women into having children, which is what ive seen. I really dont want children and never have at any point of my life so far and yeah i could change my mind but that doesnt change my thoughts at the moment and how much i try to avoid pregnancy. I suppose ive always found it really condescending the way people use the 'you'll know when you have your own kids' line, like the way your being talked to like an adult and talked at like a child at the same time fucking infuriates me.

So yeah keeping it nice and light this time.

First Article For The Edinburgh Feminist Review

My first post for The Edinburgh Feminist Review is up, all about Games Are For Everyone an event showcasing indie games at the Mash House in Edinburgh and includes the book launch of Embed With Games by Cara Ellison who I interviewed for the blog. Check it out here.

Non-Place: Display

Non-Place is all wrapped up now, feeling pretty good about my work. My work is a response to commuter stress in the train station utalising colour theory, aromatherapy and nostalgic imagery to create a calming atmosphere. I created two animations to be played in Summer and Winter along with a blend of essential oils to create a scent to fill the station and litte cards people can take away with them on their journey with a QR code which will play the animations on their devices. I also included designs for train tickets to be used at the stations.

me looking very proud

we have a very nice smelling coridoor for a while

i swear these QR codes work

Non-Place: Final Animations

My animations for non-place are now done! Basically these colourful animations would be projected in the train station creating something interesting to look at along with my calming scent, the scent can be taken away on a little card onto the train where the animation can also be viewed on YouTube via QR code. so here they are, the animation that would be played in summer evoking memories of the Great British Holiday and the Winter one which is all about snow and snuggling up.

Non-Place: The Final Stretch

Ive been really unwell for about a week so things are feeling a bit tense the now. Not to worry though, getting my animation finished up and all my essential oils have arrived for me to start experimenting and creating my oil blend and the little cards to go with. I was going to project my kaleidoscope in the college but chasing down a projector has been a pain in the arse and since i was gonna do this anyway im putting a QR code on the take away cards which will link to my animation on YouTube, all sorted. This project is a bit of a detour from what ive usually been doing and the sort of thing i want to do for the degree show and i cant quite make my mind up if i like it or not. Anyway here are some kaleidoscope photoshop things I've been making using family photos to evoke nostalgia of summer and winter holidays and good times, Blackpool and Butlins and Halloween and Christmas. I made these with a bit of help from this tutorial from Creative Bloq.

Bit of a pink tint for this one, still thinking about my calming colours

this one is a wee bit more modern, view of snowy gardens from when i was about 10

Big News!

Heres a little break from college work stuff, im not a contributing reviewer for The Edinburgh Feminist Review an arts and culture blog based on things in and around Edinbrugh. I'll post more when i have my first blog up.

Non-Place: Animation fun

Okay so i dont have a great deal of expertise in using After Effects, in fact im using a 30 day trial of it to do this project but, ive been trying really hard and created these little test kaleidoscope animations using my family photos, forgive the quality i needed them to upload to YouTube without taking a million years.