Month: December 2018

I thought I would first start out with the materials needed for this installation.

• There are two projectors. Each one comes with a laptop provided by yours truly.
• An extendable stand for one of the projectors along with a table with a table cloth over it to prop up the other projector.
• An old TV. This one will have to be carefully transported!
• A bench to act as a stand for the TV
• A circular table.
• Three picture frames along with a tac for each one
• A foldable futon
• Snacks (lol)
• 2 extension cords just in case

Instructions:

First things first, would be to set up the stands. Take the TV stand and prop it up against the wall . Then take the TV and place it right in the middle. The three picture frames will be hung up approximately 4 feet above the tv with the right and the left frame at the same level and the one in the middle to be placed a foot higher creating a pyramid like shape.

The projector stands will sit about 12 feet away from the TV. (The first will be 10 feet while the second one will be 12.) The first one will have the projector projecting onto the TV. The table cloth will go over this table. The stand behind it will be about 2 and a half feet taller than the first stand and will hold the other projector projecting onto the frames.

Lastly, the couch will go right up against the first stand/table and the table will be in the middle between the TV and the couch. Snacks will be placed on the table in the middle. Also, if needed, use extension cords if not near an outlet!

I think that nostalgia is such a powerful emotion/feeling. It’s something that is different between every person, but it’s also something that can also overlap a lot and I find this whole idea very fascinating. Trying to create this for my project was there for very interesting and fun for me. I decided to go with an environment that replicates a day home from school or just a day home as a kid. A place that takes you away from all of the stress and worries everyone faces as adults and takes them and encapsulates them into a place of good, easy times filled with nostalgia. I think it’s something that everyone needs, especially with all of the finals and projects that every student has going on around this time.

While I don’t think it turned out to be as interactive as I planned it to be, I think it overall, the outcome was ok. I really wanted to sell the whole nostalgic environment so in regards to that, I think I did a pretty good job. The videos I think were the best part of it and really did a good job at being relatable to everyone who viewed it. Since we are all for the most part around the same age, a lot of the content on tv brought everyone back some which was the overall goal for this project.

After all of these very unique project assignments, I think I definitely have a whole new appreciation for installation and I had a lot of fun with this class!

 

So, today I managed to setup my environment and it turned out pretty much exactly how I wanted it to. I did, however, run into a problem with the midi controller again. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t get it to work for me. So, instead, I’m just going to have all of the videos playing on loop. It’s the best that I could do and it still gets the point across.

So I ended up going to the store today and got some perfectly sized picture frames!