Subtaculous Experiment #1 - CPS Wk 5 - Objects Are Not Exhausted

By Rachael Thompson

An experiment on perspectives from below.

CPS Week 5: Objects Are Not Exhausted

Theme:

Objects Are Not Exhausted

Context:

I like getting to grips with different perspectives in the Everything Game - what an amazing concept! I'm so excited things like this are out there getting made.

Everything Game:

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYHp8LwBUzo

Method:

I started by looking at the world from different perspectives and decided on 'below' as my focused perspective. I then took photos and video of objects from below and eventually I started to subvert office furniture.

Chair #1 video: https://youtu.be/doyuD9xa-zM

Response:

While aesthetically displeasing, the final video "Subtaculous Experiment #1", was conceptually fun.

Still photos were a good way to capture persepctives from below. However, I like subverting everday objects and I wanted to include the spinning funcationality of the chair and turn its practicality into something quite the opposite. ie So we go from "above" to "below" and then also "practical" to "fantastical".

I would love to try this concept out again with higher production values and perhaps with a range of mundane objects... New working title "Mundane Madness"??