project 2 art of the project
for this project, I
decided to go in a direction that is very much inspired by the magical ship Skíðblaðnir
in Norse mythology. It can hold a large group of people, sail any sea, fly any
sky, and fold up into one’s pocket, as if it were a handkerchief. I have long
wanted to fold 1,000 cranes to achieve one wish, granted by a crane in
an ancient Japanese legend, as well. I decided to use this project as an opportunity
to fold these cranes and use my wish on two of my greatest desires: sailing and
flight. Simultaneously, I am working in the studio on a creative fusion of the
paper crane and Skíðblaðnir. I realized that drawing on legends from two very
different ancient cultures could be confusing, so I decided that the final
product may not have any actual mention on the influence of Skíðblaðnir (to be
determined, willing to accept some input from everyone).
conditions:
1.
create unrealistic ambitions for yourself
a.
earn a wish(sail any sea and fly any sky),
granted by a crane, by folding 1,000 paper cranes (based on an ancient Japanese
legend)
2.
create severe constraints for yourself
a.
make a minimum of 50 cranes per day over the
next two weeks
b.
keep count
3.
work in the world
a.
make cranes where ever I go, where ever I am
4.
create participations between subject and
environment
a.
cranes: incorporating them into daily life in
order to achieve the wish
b.
any sea
and any sky
5.
create “small assignments” for yourself along
the way
a.
my first assignment is to count the # of cranes
I have folded already, create a chart/counting system, and share that on the
blog
b.
fold as many as possible in one sitting (to
exhaustion) and record it; present this in the final product as x-amount to
x-amount (For example, 437-499 is the title of a video documenting me folding #
437-99)
c.
while folding cranes, work in the studio and
woodshop on inventing a new crane design inspired greatly by the idea of Skíðblaðnir
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