Outside of My Body, Inside the Disco
A video sculpture showing the ephemeral nature of how the mind views the body, and how the space and stimulus around us manifests in our perceptions of self
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Outside My Body, Inside the Disco, 2023
Laser cut acrylic, hand-drawn animations made in Adobe Animate and Procreate, played on iPads embedded inside.
While the physical form of our body changes relatively gradually and slowly, our minds can change in a moment. Some of these animations show how our surroundings permeate our views of ourselves, we may see ourselves reflected in our breakfasts, in the media, in a glass of wine, the shape of an old fashioned camera. We cannot separate our minds from the stimulus that exists around us.
This video demonstrates how the iPads are nested inside of stacked layers of acrylic. You can see there are also charging ports inside each niche to provide power for lengthy installations.
Aesthetically inspired by “zig-zag woman” and “woman sawed in half” magic tricks. I was conceptually inspired by the Mind Body Problem in philosophy.
I used the shape of my own body to explore the ways we dissect our bodies and how our intangible minds mingle with our physical bodies.
After determining the shape and placement of the displays, I mapped the animations to the dimensions of the body frame.
THE PROJECT ABOVE IS PART 2/3 OF MY THESIS PROJECT ON THE MIND/BODY PROBLEM IN PHILOSOPHY
PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE
