Reflection document

practice 2

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1. A brief description of the two projects you have developed, incl. visual documentation.

SOCIAL New perspectives on aging My main concept for new perspectives on aging was an initiative for young people to help elderly people have a nice way to conclude their hobby. Old people are often at a certain age to continue their hobbies/ passions due to physical or mental decay. But those are the things that make people into who they are. So instead of one day not being able to do it anymore, young people will help them doing it one last time in a way they can close it of on a positive note. This I would do by giving elderly people postcards with my address to write me their hobby/ wish and me making a website listing these cards/ making profiles for the elderly to match with people that want to help. {postcard}

AUTONOMOUS Digital craft For digital craft I appropriated Jan Toorops De Nieuwe Generatie (1892). His painting revolves around the start of a new era of technology as we can see by the telegram pole but also of his family as we can see by his one year old daughter Charley depicted in the middle. The paining struck me because of its different layers and hidden figures. I wanted to give my spectators the same sensation I got when I first saw the painting and I slowly uncovered it. This I did by animating it in a way it subtly moves. But there is still a generation of Toorop/Fernhouts alive and he is also a painter. I am thinking about sending him my work to come full circle.

2. A reflection on why these two projects qualify as an Autonomous/ Social and/ or Commercial project. You will also make a clear reference to:

– at least 2 theories, or concepts, per Practice introduced during the Studium Generale; – at least 2 methods, skills and/ or attitudes per Practices that you have learned while developing your Practice-specific projects; – at least 2 artists/ designers/ educators per Practice whose work relates to yours.

3. A statement on your position vis-à-vis the two Practices. Here, you argue whether you are more an Autonomous, Social or Commercial practitioner. This must be in line with your personal ambitions, strengths and weaknesses as an artist/ designer/ educator as well as the Practice of your choice for year 03. In this statement, you must include the verbal feedback you received in week 04 and 07.