Poemfield no.2, early computer animation

Progress

Progression through an alphabet, the most basic form of written language, seems to not progress in any other way than A-Z. More, it is a reminder that all words (in English) consist of these twenty-six forms and when placed in sequence the words chosen and phrases created by said words feel more like a way to memorize the alphabet in order (the unchanging and unprogressive alphabet). Like a clever and visually pleasing mnemonic device.

i found Nico Vassalis' Negative Alphabet to be very interesting. The smallest alteration on letters can change them surprisingly drastically. What I like about them is how one can visualize the invisible shape of the dissection along with the shape that is made by cutting it out. I also really enjoyed his video pieces. One that stood out to me was staring index. I was very intrigued by how the characters seem to become more and more abstracted as they pass by. I problem I had with it, however, what the colorful filter that goes on in the background. As I mentioned in class, I am not sure if it adds to the piece or takes away from it. It seems to me that this aspect of the piece give it too much information. Maybe it’s just me.

The voiceover piece was a very well put together string of phrases. It utilized the voice we can all connect to the mainstream movie trailers we watch, and strangely enough still sounds like an authentic movie trailer. It got me thinking how similar the phrasing and subject matter is to the actual thing it is imitating. Despite the somewhat outlandish and abnormal sentences spoken, passersby would mistaken it for an authentic trailer they my be listening to without a second take. The Sony EULA harmony was also interesting since what was being chanted was something I know I never read, but what I heard did sound very familiar. The string of laws and words compacted into those agreements are never read by many, but despite this, it can seem as if one had from merely overlooking it.

The burned then played albums were very interesting to hear. At one point, they contained coherent lyrics and rhythms, so one would think that the complete burning of these albums would render them useless. But I was even more surprised that they still played well enough to produce any sound at all. In addition, there was still semblance of music. It was actually very disturbing to listen to. Even through all the distortion, something resembling music still came through. This was a lot like the audio of people singing the same song in slight variations. Combined together, it was almost a harmony, but a disturbing harmony nonetheless.

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