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    There's still a lot that I don't know for sure, but I have a general idea of what I want to do for my installation. I plan on having it in the back left corner of the Mudd Gallery, but any small room would probably work. I originally wanted to make plaster casts of arms, legs, faces, etc to arrange around the room, but I don't know how to do anything with plaster and I think that would take too long, so I'm planning on using paper mache. This will be a much quicker and cheaper option will give me an idea of what the installation will look like if I ever get to do it with plaster. I am going to arrange these body parts on the floor as well as on a table/chair. I also want to take some black and white pictures of myself and edit them to look ghostly and have pieces missing, these will be hung on the walls on either side of the corner. 

George Segal at the Margulies Collection II - The world of the Visual Arts...
Subway, George Segal, 1968
I really like these pieces by George Segal, the loneliness fo the figure
in this disconnected space is really beautiful,
and I like how these plaster figures
are both sad and creepy at the same time.


Self Portrait — FAKE ART COLONY
MMPI (Self-Portrait in Yellow), Tony Oursler, 1996
I just recently saw this in the Milwaukee Art Museum and I think its super funny and weird. It is the artists face projected onto this little yellow doll, and he states something about himself (like how he has trouble meeting people) every few seconds. It's really uncomfortable to look at even though I find it hilarious. I just like its composition, that is sort of an inspiration. 


    The final part that I have an idea for right not is that I want to project a video (maybe vertically) into the corner. It will be a very blurry image so it is hard to make out what's going on, and right now I am thinking it will be a really long video moving through the streets of Appleton. It is also going to be black and white, and maybe tinted red too. I don't really have a super definite theme in mind because these are just things that I am finding interesting, but I think it mainly is dealing with how I am currently feeling and how I view myself. The main thing I need to think about now is if I need to change/add anything, because right now it feels like more of a tableaux rather that something you can interact with. I really like using fabric and thread so I might try to use that in some way around the room, because I think the piece might be better if the viewer is forced to interact with it. 


Ghost
Ghost, Rachel Whiteread, 1990
This is where the impetus to do plaster casting came from, I really like how Whiteread casts regular objects and turns them into something to imposing/breathtakaing. 

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  1. Xiyue ZhangFebruary 14, 2022 at 7:12 PM

    Plaster casts are pretty cool! The change for using paper mache is also nice! I really like the second picture that you saw in Milwaukee Art Museum. I think that is a pretty good installation and inspiration for your installation! I'm so excited to see how you can set these things up!

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  2. KelseyFebruary 15, 2022 at 1:26 AM

    I've actually seen a Rachel Whiteread piece and studied it a little for a class I took in Vienna at the Judenplatz! Definitely a very unique and striking style. I'm looking forward to some uncanny cast/mache art.

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