The Australian National University – School of Art

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What a farce is all I can say!!! Firstly, only a week before our assessment a lecturer with some authority admitted to us that there is a marking bell curve.

Secondly, I went to school on patrons day as advised to do, What a waste of time!!!! They’re not interested in your work unless your on “the list” that’s right boys and girls, there is lists given to the guides who show the patrons around to the students worthy of seeing. And there is tailored lists for different higher dignitary patrons, ha ha fucking ha. I think if the patrons were left to wander around and decide for themselves what they like it might be a far better ‘marks’ guidance than the ‘bell curve’. I heard them almost getting told what to look at as Nigel Lendon said “you’ve got to see this guys work”.

I’m not that dirty about the lists (not even surprised) cause most of the patrons are old dudes who’d snap in half or would have a heart attack just thinking about getting involved in my work. I care more about how the kids take my work on Friday night. “The List” was quite obvious as they were guided into “Photomedia” to see certain peoples work and completely blind siding others. What hurt was watching my other peers look almost distraught at this procedure.

I can say I’m happy with the advancements I made during my “The Australian National University – Faculty of Art – School of Art” (I’m doing this to enhance google search-ability) career but far from proud about how the school conducts itself and definitely won’t be ranting about where I got my degree. My peers on the other hand I cannot speak highly enough about!!!

Zine It Up

Been working on my zine a bit lately. What else is there to do whilst this shitty weather percists??!

I have 4 tracks finished and mastered ready for the CD and am waiting a few days before I start on the 5th and final track for the CD. I have most of my samples ready and it’s looking like it’ll go from a Drum ‘n Bass mood into a grand finale finish with some beat boxing (all field recorded by myself).

Possible Zine Page

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Quote of the year: “Giving up Alcohol and Women was the worst 20 minutes of my life!” George Best (Manchester United Great) 22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005

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I am over It

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I’m am so over Canberra. The weather has just been atrocious this year and it just makes me feel even happier about leaving, 20 more days till I leave Canberra for good, bring on the sunshine and ocean.

Zine

My zine is coming together alright, it’ll be out before the 12th of December. 12 pages and a 5 track ep of my very own sound works. Contents going to be a bit mashed which I guess refers whole heartedly towards the sound works which are created using varied amounts of field recordings from our subliminal surroundings.

An image I may or may not use in the zine.

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Title “I can swim better than Doug Aitken”

Remind you of someone?

This is GOLD especially the references to glow sticks, lol.

Toasting Sink

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Here’s a drum sample from Track 4 (yet to be titled, most likely Toasting Sink?!) of my up coming EP ‘This & That’ which will be coming out shortly. (more details soon).

This little sample was made using a field recording of my sink (with water running on and off) and a toaster. Filters consist of a little reverb and chorus. still a little more tweaking needed maybe working up to some d’n'b.

“Drum Sample”:http://s29.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0XZKXDVJ9NC0P19ALA9OUKVUL6

Enjoy

Keep’n It Real

Check this link out and give it 5 minutes. This is the real Japan. I love the urban culture over there and can’t wait to get back.

“Japan”:http://www.fotolog.net/a_me/

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He didn’t quite hide it properly, lol.

Sydney

Fun was had by all. Water was warm and Interviews were good.

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Forgot what insane fuel economy my car can get as a V8. Ceck that fuel gauge and how many k’s I’ve already done. Canberra 2 Sydney and back on one tank (6o litres) 10.4l/100km final figure. Nearly no 4cylinder cars could do that whilst sitting on 12okph.
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Coogee
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Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
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The Art made Sash sick
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Hit Tha Road

Going to Sydney today. Bye Bye

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In other news, got a bit of grant funding through a friend to produce a limited edition zine. Looking forward to my first post-art school production. Yuko and I are probably going to collaborate on it so it will have a mix of photos, drawings and other random text, loosley based around suburbia, ‘our suburbia’.

Final University Works

Briefly, my end of uni artworks are about ‘the self’, an exploration into my subconcious thoughts and contemplation of day to day happenings with a heightened perception, making logical judgements and decisions when in this ‘realm’. I arrive at this psychological space by situation myself in abstract spaces within reality, spaces that serve a purpose but have little relevance to peoples daily living. These constructions house video and sound documentation of myself in these abstract spaces and which also work as metaphors for these spaces, allowing the viewer to engage/not engage in the space.

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