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On Longing Assignment

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 #1 “The body is the primary mode of perceiving scale” This picture was the first thing I thought of when I heard this sentence. It’s from a couple of years ago. It was taken in Fun Spot Orlando. I hold this day dear to my heart because I got to spend it with my aunt and cousin who were visiting from Puerto Rico, who we don't get to see often. There’s a another picture of my sister and I in the exact same place when we were really little and I think it depicts the perspective of scale even better but I was unfortunately not able to find it.  #2 “The souvenir speaks to a context of origin through a language of longing, for it is not an object arising out of need or use value” This picture was taken the day my little sister was born, the day I got to meet the sister I had been longing for, for so long. It was not only the beginning of her life but also the origin of our relationship.  #3 “The souvenir reduces the public, the monumental, and the three dimensional into the miniature, t

A Natural History of the Senses Research

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 " Music & Emotion" (Graphic by Alan Cowen, found in news Berkeley article)  https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/01/06/music-evokes-13-emotions/ There are at least 13 universal emotions that can be used to map the subjective experience of music across cultures: amusement, joy, eroticism, beauty, relaxation, sadness, dreaminess, triumph, anxiety, scariness, annoyance, defiance, and feeling pumped up. Thousands of songs from genres like rock, folk, jazz, classical, marching band, experimental, and heavy metal have been studied by UC Berkeley researchers who polled over 2,500 participants in the United States and China. People felt energized by Vivaldi's "Four Seasons." They were energized by the song "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash. Let's Stay Together by Al Green and Somewhere over the Rainbow by Israel (Iz) Kamakawiwole both evoked sensuality and happiness. Meanwhile, the shower scene score from the movie "Psycho" was widely regarded as bei

Artist Talk #2 March 7

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Dr. Nicole Seymour - “Feeling Deep Trans Time”

Artist Talk #1 March 3

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Sasha Wortzel - Dreams of Unknown Islands