Research

We had been doing research into doing interactive experience during todays lesson and i went and found some examples to help with ideas and also showing some of the ideas that we had though about doing.

- Georgia -

Research

We have all been looking at examples of interactive artworks/ displays that we think relate to Immaterial Labours. Some of the ideas we have been brainstorming include painting, mural making, teaching people something such as origami, and playing games together. We have also been thinking more about what the exchange could be and what people would enjoy.

- Cushla

Team Crepes and signing the Collaboration Agreement

We met at a French Bakery and had crepes!

Collaboration Agreement 

Schedule 1:

Definition of collaboration 

We define collaboration as working with each others different perspectives, strengths and weaknesses to create something which we would not have been able to achieve individually. 

Schedule 2:

Goals and priorities 

Our goal is to learn how to successfully collaborate together to all achieve a grade that we are proud of. 

Schedule 3:

How will we work together?

PROCESS

We intend to use our differences in working styles to our advantage, by delegating tasks to those members most suited to that task. We will do individual work and research continually in our own time to be efficient, but we will be constantly sharing our ideas and findings with each other so that every bit of individual work is part of the group work. We intend to set each member tasks to complete before our group meetings. 

TIME

We aim to put in 9 hours of work per week towards this project. However, we understand that some weeks certain people may not be able to put in as much work as others, which we will take into account and work around. Over the 12 weeks we hope to have all contributed an equal amount. 

COMMUNICATION

We communicate regularly over Facebook as we all find it an easy and accessible form of communication. We aim to meet up outside of class at least once a week to discuss our ideas and share our individual research. Our decision making will be done over Facebook and during meetings, and we will try our best to make our ideas work together, be open minded and to compromise. 

CRITIQUE

Throughout the project we aim to give each other constructive criticism and positive critique. We want to understand each other and be aware of where each others strengths and weaknesses are so we know which tasks to delegate to which team member and how to best communicate with each other and work as a team. We are aware that we need to understand each other and communicate in order to be able to evaluate each others contribution fairly. We will also continue to discuss ideas with other teams in and out of class.

MONEY AND RESOURCES

Depending on what our offering to the market ends up being, we either want our project to cost nothing and use only what we find or have already, or to create something that is cheap for everybody e.g $10 each. Any expenses will be distributed equally and paid up front. 

Stall Idea Generation

 Here is a Brainstorm of some stall ideas that I came up with, which we could do, also a definition of what Immaterial Labour is.

First Coffee Meeting

Notes from first meeting:

(Sarah, Cushla and Georgia in attendance)

• Immaterial Labour = Intangible Labour
• Cognitive Commodities
• Interactive
• Doesn't exist until audience participates
• Engages with Audience or audience engages with exhibition?
• Mentality
• Create an atmosphere
• Anonymous or Confession
• Brick wall, layered opinions/thoughts
• Secrets tree; paper leaf with your deepest thought/confession/secret
• Branches?
• UV Lights - bringing back to anonymous

Labour

• Installation/labour of participants
• Participation of audience/guests
• gift of expression to audience
• Growing exhibition - the more people that participate the bigger it gets
• Giving through participation
• Chance to express to others
• Secret/Anonymous room (dark room??)
• Open diary? Write/draw anything
• Graffiti wall
• Vent?
• Idea that anything could happen (not up to us)
• Sharing thoughts/ideas

- Sarah

20.07

Brainstorming 

Today we brainstormed ideas surrounding immaterial labour and things that could be shared/gained/traded that are intangible or different to the normal way of trading. We liked the idea of producing something in which the viewers had to participate and get out what they put in. One of the ideas we had was the idea that the viewers could anonymously share some piece of information/idea and in return they could read what others had written in some form of artwork. We are continuing to gather and share ideas and find artists/works for inspiration.

- Cushla