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Nick Vidovich, Thesis 1, Fall 2011
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NICK VIDOVICHThesis 1 / Fall 2011
Jane Pirone
V I S I T T O A S M A L L P L A N E T
N I C K V I D O V I C H / T H E S I S 1 / J A N E P I R O N E
ThOMAd dOyLEself realization
(scale)
SEbASTIAN ErrAzurIz
shock
bErTOL brEchTdistancing
(preception)
LOuISE bOurgEOISintrospection
P r E c E d E N T S
I’m interested in how Se-
bastian forces viewers to
confront such personal is-
sues, such as mortality, by
starting the conversation
in unlikely places.
Doyle’s work makes the
viewer question their scale
and how they interact and
relate to the scene frozen
before them.
Bourgeois takes a very
minimal approach to ex-
periential design. This
piece specificly is inter-
esting to me because it
creates a private moment
of reflection in a public
space
Brechtian Distancing is
stripping the event of its
self-evident, familiar, ob-
vious quality and creating
a sense of astonishment
and curiosity about them
LEwIS cArrOLLdefamiliarization
LOONEy TuNESexpectation vs reality
SALVAdOr dALIdreams
(outerbody)
TIM burTONexpectation vs reality
I have always admired
Dali’s ability to transport
the viewer into his own
warped, and now iconic,
dreamscapes.
Carroll’s combination of
nonsense, wit, and logic
play are a constant influ-
ence.
Humor is always impotant Burton is a master at cre-
ating oddly beautiful ima-
gry. His has mastered the
ability to simultaneously
repluse and engage his au-
dience.
r E S E A r c h
I’ve always been interested in how the
mind works.
I draw inspiration for a wide variety of
things, ranging from classic Disney car-
toons to 60s pop culture. Overall I would
say a lot of my influences have come from
the things I grew up around.
Intentionally or not, my past has a way of
effect the way I work.
From here i decided to explore the sub-
conscious and the consciousness. Eventu-
ally I became interested in how these two
opposing states related to eachother, and
how we expierence them.
r E S E A r c h
The body as a mechanical construct depends on rhythm in
most of its major physiological systems. There systole/dias-
tole pumping of the heart, inhale/exhale of the lungs, and
the various processes that maintain the body’s homeostasis.
So rhythmic stimuli, particularly ones of certain intensities
and certain frequencies put the nerve state in certain “fa-
vorable” configurations. An analogy might be the resonant
frequencies of objects and materials in our environment.
Because of their structure they have a natural tendency or
“affinity” even for oscillations of certain types.
Systems like the mind, which have feedback loops are often
very affected by repetition of input. Consistent repetition
will generate a certain steady state. So, why are repetitive
movements hypnotizing? Because we are repetitive be-
ings.
David Hilbert’s Paradox of the Grand Hotel describes a hotel with an infinite number of rooms, filled with an infinite number of guests, making room for an infinite number of new guests coming to check into the hotel. Creating a mathematically and logically provable, though counter infinite, infinite loop.
A strange loop is a hierarchy of levels, each of which is linked to at least one other by some type of relationship.
A strange loop hierarchy, however, is “tangled,” in that there is no well defined highest or low-est level; moving through the levels one eventu-ally returns to the starting point, i.e., the original level.
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