reflection by Gabriela Aloise Joaquim di Folco

week 1

gabriela_folco — 2019-03-21 14:57:41 UTC

I delivered my project proposal and the main idea is about how do I visualize and test intuition. I want to create an interactive installation using materials I'm not used to with different processes because I want to expand the variety of techniques I'm able to practice. On this first week I'll immerse on the concepts of what is intuition, how it works and how it looks. I want to engage peaple to create a successful project because this i. I'm already looking for inspiration for the compositions for the instalation but the more important thing is the content.
My action plan for this week is to research all the themes I want to research everything before the next week that I'll be looking for strategies and materials.

We had a lecture with Charles Watson about Failure in Art practice. It really inspired me because error is nothing but a social construction with a "bad" meaning. Failure is not bad, It happens. We have to learn to absorve information even if this things happen. Maybe an error could be a new style you discover and want to develop. We are only open to new possibilities when we experiment, and the more we do that, more successful outcomes we'll have.

week 2

gabriela_folco — 2019-03-26 12:48:23 UTC

I'm still researching about intuition and I'm discovering a lot of curiosities, how it works, how it looks, the types, how can I test it, etc. I discovered that intuition is made by individual experiences plus instincts and senses. The decisions we do are made of patterns that are made of data. I'll have to use the intuition to develop a theory and test with data. Then validate with interaction of other peaple, it will provide a method for exploring the hunch further. I observed something when I was studying how intuition looks like. By theory, there's a funel called intuition, on top enters confusion with a lot of information and leaves like clarity. For me it seems like a puzzle. Maybe I can contruct something that seems like intuitions- with experiences and data inside, that people can solve with their intuition. I'm looking foward how can I create it but I still want it to be with organic shapes and different materials.

I went to study support and I was developing ideas at home. One of them was a big sculpture with a lot of materials- buttons to test chance but we discussed and analyse that the other idea (a cabinet made by myself with intuition, that will be closed and it will have a lot of keys that people will have to intuitivelly want to discover what is inside) will be better. So I`m already designing the cabinet, doing the measures etc. I`m a little bit lost about the inside, I want to use Phenaskistoscope to create movement and make something that seems like an optical illusion, but I don`t have any idea about the final outcome. I`ll try to collect materials that I like and try to create something intuitively with light, fabric, cristals and graphic desing.

week 3

gabriela_folco — 2019-04-01 14:18:05 UTC

This week I`m focusing on collecting materials and start constructing the cabinet. First I`ll finish the measures and send for cutting than start to build it. After I`m going to stores to find materials for the intuition.

I went to Magma Textile store and bought some materials as fabric, fur and metallic and transparent plastic. I started testing it because I wasn't feeling happy about the cabinet idea. I went to Maria Luiza Mazzetti studio to talk about intuitive process. She really inspired me because I really love how she introduce her taste for nature patterns into her art and how she use simple materials as biscuit and create beautiful and organic objects with it. She showed me a work she did with simple materials that she created fake plants and put it into real nature. It tested people intuition because it was hard to know the difference between what it's real and what it's not. I want to create something that plays with people common sense too.

I went to a progress tutorial with Roger and he helped me with references to my work. I really need to focus. Maybe create an environment where people can make choices and change perspectives. I want to give choice to people or instigate a feeling as fear with optical illusion as a fake role on the ground. I created a scale model that represent a place where people will test all the four types of intuition. It is a big project, I'm thinking how can I reduce to really test and guarantee a successful intuition test and visualisation.

week 4

gabriela_folco — 2019-04-11 14:25:55 UTC

I creates a scale model of a environment that would test all the four types of intuition but I didn't liked it too much. Its too big and again its not what I'm looking for. I went to a tutorial with Michael and he gave me references as Alex Farrar and Doria Garcia. They played with the environment in a simple and creative way. I really wanna play with people common sense and create something abstract to create strangeness on people. Create something that reminds a uterus or a seed- things that we are used to know what is but in a different scale and with different materials that reminds a membrane. I'm researching about nature patterns as cells and plants. Yesterday I discovered a Thermocromic ink that changes the colour with the heat of the hand. This will create a different interaction with people. I discovered Dan Lam. She's an artist that creates a lot of different form with technologic materials as this Thermocromic ink, Polyurethane foam and resin. I'm really inspired by her because the objects seems alive, and some of them are interactive. The aesthetic is a little bit surreal and futuristic. Researching on her site https://www.bydanlam.com I found this art called "Intuitive" and I got really surprised that she created something that reminds what I want to do - something organic that seems being from another world.

week 5

gabriela_folco — 2019-04-23 18:49:37 UTC

mon- The progress tutorial was a success. I was feeling unmotivated about my project. Even with all the ideas I had about installation and intelligent materials I was feeling worried because I wouldn't have time to build the big one that would test all of intuitions and the other with Thermocromic ink it's really expensive. I had to have a plan C. Talking to Roger on the other week he said it to me. So I spent all weekend having no idea what my project would be. ON this tutorial Monique looked my sketchbook and she saw interesting things. She helped with interesting references as Amelia Toledo and Ernesto Neto. I loved both because Amelia used to use ready made materials to create interactive art, Ernesto because of how he uses different materials as plants and different techniques to create magical and interactive experiences. After sketching an idea of a magic flower that people will be able to get inside I went to Ernesto Neto exhibition and I fell in love. The feeling of discovery (because of the hidden seasonings, crystals and little bells), the mystical concept, the love and the aesthetic made the perfect atmosphere for his art. It really inspired me because the intuition was there all the time. It was like I was having a conversation with the artist or with the mystical feeling just because of all the visual, sound, smell, touchable elements and symbols. I really identify myself and my art with Ernesto. It's like a quiet conversation that not everybody are able to understand. I decided to use Clairsentience (gut feeling intuition) because I'm a visual person and It will be the first project on a big scale that will test my abilities as scenographer. I want to create a magical atmosphere to instigate this good gut feeling and really create a magical experience for the ones who have contact with my work.

tue- We had a Lecture with Monique and Ricardo about where to find all the materials we need to build our project in a cheaper and better quality way. I really love it because it's not everywhere we find all this information. You need a lot of time of knowledge to collect all this. Ricardo talked about the exhibition proposal and I already know where will be the places I want to put my project. After the lecture I continued projecting my ideas and I did a scale model with wire to have an idea about the structure. Having an tutorial with both Monique and Ricardo they gave me an idea to buy a ground fitting room to be the base of my structure. I liked the idea because hanging all the project would be way more difficult than having a ready made structure. Counting that it will fix perfectly with that space I was planning to create inside the flower- fits one or two person and it's round.

wed- I continued projecting my idea. To buy the ground fitting room I didn't wanted to go alone so I decided to spend the day designing my box set print. It was the best idea because I was feeling anxious about doing all the project in one week so I decided to take a breath. I worked on my sketchbook printing some references too.

thu- Today I called to two stores to have and idea about resistance of the materials, prices and cuttings. I called to a Plexiglass Central and to EquipaLoja to know about the ground fitting room. The plexiglass I'll put on the ground in the middle of the flower to reflect all the light and to people see the art in other perspective that the eye directly one. The woman of the EquipaLoja did't helped me at all but I'll see the material when I go to buy it. After all of this I developed other options for the FAD exhibition poster. I really loved it, I reborn the maze that the other group discarded because it's organic and I painted a beautiful watercolour to put on the background. Half of the group loved and the other one hated. Dani developed other posters too and it seemed more like an art exhibition
than the other poster from the other group

fri- holiday <3

week 6

gabriela_folco — 2019-04-25 17:20:49 UTC

mon- I went to Equipaloja to buy the structure and they didn't had the material. I had to run to São Caetano Street before the stores close and I found what I needed. All of this took half of my day, but It's not a problem at the moment because It's a one less item on my to do list. I still need to talk with my stepfather that is a woodworker too and know a lot about project to help me constructing the other part of the structure (the one that will hang the curtains and the flower inside. Today I wrote the exhibition proposal on paper with all the information to digitalise after. I don't know exactly the size of the project, but I think it will be like 3 or 5 meters of diameter. thinking about the spaces, I choose two options because it's the only places that fit my work.

tue- On the morning I had to run to finalise my poster and create the save the date to present to the class on the afternoon. I did my best and the composition was perfect, the colours and the aesthetic in general. Knowing that this Visual Communication group don't have the best communication, with a lot of non-constructive criticism I was not feeling good to be standing presenting the work with the other ones who hated my work. I know my job was to be there defending the design I created alone against the other design made by the rest of the group but I ran so much on the morning that I did't have force to one more ego fight. they printed my poster- the quality was the worst, the colours didn't matched the real one and the projector ruined the quality of both posters. So I sent all the posters on the group. The tutors and students talked about the goods and the bads on each poster and I did't said nothing about it. After the votes happen I talked about why my composition is really more clean and majority agreed. So The class decided about the other poster with my composition and the other aesthetic. I feel a little sad about some discussions that happened with one member of the group but the game have to go on and there's a lot of modifications to do on the posters until Thursday to send the save the date to the Marketing. I had to finalise the exhibition proposal and I digitalised it the drawings of the projects on details.

wed- I spent all afternoon planning the 2nd structure of my project with my stepfather. We decided to do a flexible structure to be easier to carry to EBAC after all the parts are ready. I found a dome of an old lamp that it's perfect to start the inside flower. We already planned the increase of the fitting room based on the size of the dome and I can fit any colour of lamp I want. I researched about flowers art and I found a good material that is like a foldable fabric that will be perfect to build mine. It's really delicate and it's a material that seems to real flowers. Some os them have glitter, there's the fact that make everything better about this material. I don't know yet where to find it and how much it cost but my grandmother is an artist and she knows a lot about materials like different lines with fur and techniques as crochet on different sizes.

thu- I went to a fabric store on SBC city and I bought the materials for the curtains and outside flower. I struggled on choosing the colours but I decided to use purple and green for the flower, petroleum blue for the cable and yellow and shinny white for the curtains. After buying with my mother and aunt help we went to the ateliê to see the final structure with all the adjustments done. It looks great and tall. Now I just need to start doing the art. I'm happy because now is just making but I'm feeling anxious because I don't know If I'll finish everything on time.

fri- Today I brought the lighting dome and the first materials I bought on Magma to design and create the inside flower. I'm specially using this materials because they're very bright and with the dark light it'll create a special and magic atmosphere. I don't know if the inside will be dark enough to reflect all the lights, I still have to cut the curtains, but if it's not dark enough I can create more layers to make it darker. I designed the dome and created different layers with the reflective plastic. On the photo It didn't seems so much good but with the dark light this neon colours will be way brighter and beautiful.

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week 7

gabriela_folco — 2019-05-10 12:13:37 UTC

mon- Today I finished the drawing for the box set. On first hand I wanted to do just one colour but Marcelo said the it was too simple just the mushrooms. I created another layer to do like a 3D print. I spent all day cleaning the canvas, designing the photolito by hand (because printing it on CopySet is too expensive) because I already have the appropriated paper to do it. The design was too clean so I decided to use tule to cover around the spaces. I cut some pieces and used tape to fix on the photolito. I was worried about it because I did't know if it would print on the canvas. On the end everything went well, the canva looked nice and now I just need to print tomorrow. I took today just to do it because the structure I being produced so It's the perfect time to take off this of my to do list.

tue- Since I already had the canvas ready to print, I spent the day printing my box set design. On the morning I did the blue colour and on the afternoon the pink one. I was worried about the tule details because I thought it was going to clog, but it did't happen. Today we had the curation reunion about the spaces we are going to have for the exhibition. I took my second option and I felt really happy because it already have the cable that will hang the external flower and it already have power sources for the lights (the cable of the projector). I'm happy too because I'm near my friends. It will be cool to exhibit near them.

wed- Today I did a lot of accounts with my boyfriend to know how much of fabric I'll need to cover the internal part of the structure so nobody can sees it of the outside. I cut the right sizes of high even with my cats bothering me, I did it. we spent all afternoon doing that and thinking about how to hang it on the structure. We decided to sew a purse on the curtains and some rings with the right size to create a space for the door on it.

thu- I went to buy the purse on Santo André- not so near my house- and I forgot the money. It really pissed me off because I was worried about time. I know things can go wrong but imagine going to a store to buy really important things and missing the money. I had to go home and while I was near it I found 50 reais on my bag. (kkk) I was almost giving up about everything. When I was near home I decided to bring the structure home but my stepfather was going to do it for me.
I helped him carrying it up my apartment and after I tested the original black curtain on the ground fitting room. It was really short because they raised the structure to measure 2,20 meters and the curtain just had 1,80. Even with this difference I fest really happy about the structure and the atmosphere that I wound be able to construct there. After that I went to Rua Marechal to buy iron to structure the petals of the external flower. I didn't found the one I wanted- coated wire in different colours, but I found another one really thin and normal one.

fri- On EBAC I cut the molds to cut the petals. I did one medium and one large size petals with journal paper. I cut the petals on organza and cetim fabric and it looked really nice. I loved the colours and it will look nice on the top of the project. I planned to do more petals than I did, I didn't had fabric enough to do more but I'll try to work with what I have. I was planning to laser cut little flowers on the Porto Fab Lab to hand on the curtains with the same materials of the petals but to use the Fab Lab for free takes time to have a schedule free, and more, it is really far from EBAC and from my home. So I decided to cut a mild for the little flower and cut it by hand. When I got home with the flowers I gummed them with gelatine.

week 8

gabriela_folco — 2019-05-14 20:48:13 UTC

mon- My mother found the coated wire in two different colours- white and green. I'm using universal glue to glue it on the fabric. The green wire for the green fabric and the white one for the purple. I went to EBAC to do it but it took all my day. I felt really tired and sad because I have a lot to do yet and I don't like the way the finishing looks. The universal glue turns white and appear on the transparent purple organza. On the begging of the part 3 I bought a plastic sequin ribbon and I think I will bring it to do the finishing on the petals tomorrow. When I went home I nailed buttons on the wood structure, this buttons will serve to hang the blue fur of the internal flower. This idea is really practical so I don't need to glue anything and don't ruin the fabrics. Everything is detachable facilitating the transport.

tue- I tried gluing a plastic sequin ribbon with the same colour on the petal but it's too thin and didn't look nice. I bought a glitter glue that seemed purple but it's not and the finishing looked really ugly. I continued gluing the wire on the petals all day and it really took all my energy off. Even trying to do the finishing it looked bad and ow I don't know what to do. I just need to rest to be able to think about a solution for the that.

wed- Today I took the curtain that were sewing and did the marks on it with a pen with the right size to put the rings that will be hanging it. I had to frown all the curtains to create a door but I didn't alined the two lines of fabric. on the internal curtain I covered the front of the door so people outside can't see what's inside. Now I just need to leave it again to sew the rings. I was going to SP today to buy the LEDs but started to rain a lot and I wouldn't have time to go everywhere I want so I'll buy everything tomorrow with my father.

thu- I had a lot of ideas about my project. Knowing that the petals that I'm doing is not enough, I'm thinking about buying a base layer for the dome to don't be so transparent and more fabric to do more petals- I will not put wire on this ones because I takes a lot of time, a fabric for the finishing of the petals, a fur for the ground to hide the ground structure and another fur to cover the ground fitting room. So... we went to Magma to buy all this fabric, the fur was the most expensive. We went to Andra on Santa Efigenia and bought the LEDs. Here on this store I spent a cheaper price than if I bought on another stores near my home. When I got home from SP I started doing the finishing of the petals late night.

fri- I didn't went to EBAC today because I had to do a lot of thing that I wouldn't be able to carry to there. I wound waste time on the transportation so I stayed home. On the morning at my father's house I finished the finishing of the petals, after on my mother's house I cut the fur carpet, tried to do the dome structure with the thin wire but It didn't works and my cats destroyed it. I started cutting the base fabric for the dome and I bought another wire thicker than the other so the structure will be more consistent. I'm felling a lot more confident and motivated about my work. I have everything on my hands, now I just need to use it and make it happen.

sat- On this morning I stayed with my grandpa on the hospital while I planned my reflection remembering what I did on each day. After that I continued planning what I will have to do on the afternoon: finish the structure for the dome, finish to cut the base fabric and compose the petals. I cut two more petals for it with the bright fabric that I used to do the finishing of the petals. All the petals unify on the middle and I already cut some leafs to do the detail on the top of this flower. I already glued the blue LED on the structure. I had my aunt help to sew the yellow fur on the to structure of the fitting room. I'm thinking about cutting some formats on it and cut a door or do like a crevice on it so people will have to transpass it. I finished the structure of the dome and the dome flower. Just need some details like cutting the cabe that will cover the ebac structure and will hang the external flower with a good finishing.

sun- Now that everything are almost ready, I just need to finish the yellow fur of the fitting room (I need to do a way that it covers the metal of the structure so I'm thinking about using some velcro so I can detach the structure and the fabric and fix it on ebac. I did one side of the hanging of the curtains with thin and thick wire, it really hurt my hand so I'll buy little hooks to hang it easier.

week 9

gabriela_folco — 2019-05-14 20:48:36 UTC

mon- Today I took the day for reflection and research. I already have to cut the fabric for the cable and finish hanging the curtains. I think I'm doing well. We had a lecture about the final evaluation lecture and I need to deliver it on 28 of May at 5pm. I already have to glue some pictures on my sketchbook and create a phrase for the entrance of my work. I have no idea what will be but my slogan is "keed working and trust" so I will have an idea some time- I hope.

tue- I glued the velcro on the yellow fur but It didn't look nice. The glue I used before is appearing now and it looks really dirty. i'm thinking about glueing everything on the hanging days because I still need to transport everything to EBAC. I installed the blue carpet and cut a design on the yellow fur. The only problem is the size of the hole that I did. it's too big and I have to figure it out how to cover. I don't want it this to be a big window. Today my aunt helped me sewing the other part of the yellow fur on the fitting room while I was hanging the curtains on the wood structure. I really hurted myself with the wires but at least I finished one size of the structure.

wed- Today I woke up with my curtains almost destroyed. Since it was near the floor, my cats scratched one of the curtains, I cryed. I took off all of the wires and kept the curtains on a safer place. I bought little hooks and started installing it all over the structed. it really took me a lot of time. With my boyfriend help we did the dome structure. I designed one eye to cover that hole I did on the yellow fur and it looked really nice, the only problem is that this is taking a lot of time to dry. We finished the external flower design too.

thu- Today we finished everything for the project. I glued the eye on the hole, We finished installing the hooks on the wood structure and we tryed everything with the curtains installed and LEDs on the fitting room structure. I'm really passioned about it. Can't wait to install everything tomorrow.

fri- With my father, stepfather and boyfriend help we took everything to EBAC. My project was so portable that was really easy to transport. While Bia (my assistant) was helping me gluying the yellow fur on the structure and fixing with wire, the boys were doing electrical part. I moved myself a lot, up and down, it really hurted my back. Now I just need to hang the curtains and intall a power transformer because my project power is 220W.

week 10

gabriela_folco — 2019-05-31 18:15:08 UTC

Mon- I hurt my back on Friday, so I went to the hospital and the doctor gave me prescription to stay 3 days at home taking heavy medication and resting. I sent an email to Michael and he gave me Friday to finish my project. I really wanted to deliver everything on the right day but I can't barely walk or drive. I wish my back could be more strong, but Friday will be y day. I already finished the sketchbook and the final evaluation document, I just need to do some things on the installation and take the last photo to put on it.

Fri- Today we finished the project by the morning. We had a problem with the power again even with the Volts transfer. We changed the extension and turned the light on and everything went well. I did some details on the petals and on the entrance with a different plastic and it looks fantastic. I'm really happy with the results. Next week I'll be doing the signs on the floor for my project and the text of information.

how to turn on the light of the

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