Here is how I color-coded my Post-Its:
- Blue: Domains and sub-domains
- Orange: Principles of Object-Oriented Ontology
- Yellow: Past MFA DT projects
- Red: Possible manifestations/forms my final product may take
I began this exercise by positioning my 3 domains in a line, and then placing the other Post-Its along the spectrum. Katherine helped me come at this from another angle. Together we re-worked the map to be more circular. My 3 domains are now at the core, next to my precedents. The outer rings include sub-domains and philosophical ideas (positioned on a spectrum, in relation to the 3 inner domains). We created a new category for “methodologies” that seemed to be a more fitting description for my red notes.
The Precedents:
- Lindsey Elliot, Rest in Pieces, 2011
Relevant domains: objects, memory, archive, history, semiotics - Adam Scher, Lost in Performance, 2011
Relevant domains: memory, archive, childhood, digital data - Bree Rubin, Verschrankung: Tangles with Tea Cup, 2012
Relevant domains: objects, relationships, philosophy, sentience, artificial intelligence - Larry Baker, Men’s Home Solutions, 2012
Relevant domains: humor, advertising, consumer products, problem-solving - Alex Stachelek, Blink, 2011
Relevant domains: physical vs. digital space, visual language, materiality, distortion - Jennifer Sharpe, Clothing Traceability, 2011
Relevant domains: history, geolocation
My writing assignment for Louisa expands on what each of these projects are and how they relate to my thesis. Download the PDF › (This write-up contains one other precedent that is not an MFA DT project; I plan to add additional non-DT projects to this list in the future)