In fact, we did not have a chance sitting down and talking about their thesis concept and related theory each other in the private place even though we had a couple of time hanging out at the bar. So I was kind of exciting to communicate with my partner in the private place to listen and question for what his or her ideas about thesis. Furthermore, I am not even setting my initial project concept yet with the human emotions. So I was confronted with my partner with my expectations to get some inspirations from his work process.
Interview: Dan Johnston
My interview partner is Dan who is interesting about music. I know his bright character during the conversation; he sometimes expressed out with his rhythm and body movement when there were some music sound or a fun story around. That is his one of the way to express his emotion. Of course I am enjoying his expression way which I can get from him he is having a moment with positive and energetic. (Actually after I wrote this last sentence, I feel that has some inspiration about my thesis too!)
Music on my ipod is the one who concerns my feelings like closest friend when I am down. (Unfortunately he can not talk.) We can not imagine living without any of music, and it might be boring, dry and flat in our lives.
On the contrary, how its feeling would be if we can play music without any knowledge on instrument. I always want to learn how to play a drum, but several reasons like that we are all busy and not have enough situations have not allowed me learning it. Therefore I do not know what the feeling is if I am playing a drum. Here is what he started to pick the subject area, and expend his ongoing thesis concept to the real.
The purpose of his ongoing thesis concept allowed to non-musician playing music/instrument and having fun as if they are professional musician. While his audience are playing music, there also will be provided some communication objects (Human-interaction; he is not sure yet what they look) to help creating their own music in a harmony. For example two audiences stand face to face in front of Dan’s installation, and then it creates some sound as they touched the objects. In the meantime, the visualized interactions which make connect between two audiences instruct them creating their own music in a harmony.
My project, human emotion, is kind of difficult subject to merge with visual interaction in my short experience. But I have learned the three key words from the interviewing.
The first is participation. Dan’s piece offers audience to have fun and enjoy in the physical experience, which lead audience to a clear point of view from inducing to user-participation. Second is curiosity. To find an innovated relationship in the project requires having more creative curiosity and get over the uniformed thought. Third is enjoying. Dan is passionate with his project and it reflects on me the meaning that I had too much pressure on my thesis which make stressful easily. So having more enjoy in my working process will allow thinking widely and creating beyond the limitation.
