{"id":1071,"date":"2017-02-15T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/206.nmdprojects.net\/2017\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2018-02-12T23:22:01","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T23:22:01","slug":"response-3-daniela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/206.nmdprojects.net\/2017\/response-3-daniela\/","title":{"rendered":"Response 3 – DanielA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Modern Living & Neurotica<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

Hoogerbbrugge work seems to be a reflection of our inward perception of ourselves at times of personal conflict, and many pieces have rather disturbing imagery.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hoogerbbugge\u2019s unseen, disturbed self is demonstrated in his artworks. Most seem to be representations of feelings one might have when something bad happens in our lives, but others are apparently more of an abstraction of some general feelings people have concerning the modern world we live in. <\/span><\/p>\n

The animated gifs with sounds aren\u2019t entirely \u201cnew\u201d technology, but gifs themselves are multiple pictures animated together\u2013 either hand-drawn like Hoogerbbugge\u2019s, or compressed videos. Having the animations be short loops with or without interactivity makes the user undertake the responsibility of either observing or manipulating the artist\u2019s representations of the world. These new representations of the world are new representations of the self that are hidden by our outward self.<\/span><\/p>\n

I believe the new selves that the users can see would be effected by their personal experiences. Each person has a very distinct past that will change their perception of the new self that they see in the art. My take was more critical and dismissive of the work, whereas (I\u2019m assuming) some people might have found a much deeper meaning behind the art.<\/span><\/p>\n

These new selves that the artist has displayed are definitely accessible by the poor. We\u2019re all human, after all. Perhaps some will be less introspective than others, but there will still be some that understand that their outward presentation of the self isn\u2019t what they know to be their true self\u2013 that which is hidden and shown by the artwork.<\/span><\/p>\n

The modern society that\u2019s created by these new representations of the self that the artist shows could be one that is rather sinister and depressing. Outwardly, we always say, \u201cFine, how are you?\u201d when asked, even if we\u2019re inwardly dealing with something very difficult. We hide our true selves\u2013 the ones that the artist is expressing\u2013 from people because if were all to show what we\u2019re constantly dealing with, nothing would get done. Being able to brush past one another and not have to take in everyone\u2019s problems\u2013 like those that the artist shows\u2013 makes our world mich more functional and fluid. If society didn\u2019t suppress the negative things we all experience, our social media and everyday interactions would be dismal and hard to deal with everyday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nobody Here<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

The artist\u2019s mirror of himself is a strange cloud of words that he seemed to have created over time when they popped into his head for one reason or another. It\u2019s almost like the way we google something that we don\u2019t know, but rather than looking for an answer, the artist is writing a journal of sorts in his thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n

This reflection of the random thoughts\u2013 or short journal entries hidden around the site\u2013 is a look into the way he thinks. We usually don\u2019t verbalize the kind of things the artist has written\u2013 similar to Modern Living. His definitions of words aren\u2019t literal, but seem to be related to his experience with the word itself, specifically when it\u2019s tied to a story he explains somewhere else. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a bit like a website of Twitter posts, but with more existential thoughts about life. There\u2019s a lot of posts, and we understand that the artist is somewhat anxious about his life. This kind of posting of inner thoughts anonymously would shape an invisible self that might foster a sense of peace within the self by putting these thoughts out in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

I believe race\/gender\/class\/culture\/age\/other factors will influence these invisible selves. If we were to share these inner thoughts and experiences secretly, there would be an obvious dichotomy between the experience someone would have with the word \u201cmoney\u201d depending on who they are.<\/span><\/p>\n

I believe the very poor have access to these invisible selves\u2013 everyone does. Perhaps some people don\u2019t think as deeply about life and the world, but there will always be people who do.<\/span><\/p>\n

A secret journal of these inner thoughts would either create a sense of camaraderie or a disconnect. A sense of belonging to a group would occur when there\u2019s a common experience that a lot of users would see\u2013 most would relate \u201cpuppy\u201d to a good memory. A disconnect would occur when you have a very diverse group of users who have wholly different experience and word association. Different people with different lives makes it hard to connect on deep level when they have radically different views on life. Just look at the average US citizen\u2019s Tweets versus the 45th Presidents.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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