The dance floor is my sanctuary, a refuge from the everlasting demands of school, work, and internships that often engulf me. Each night of dancing feels like shedding a layer of my own skin, fostering a reflective space that facilitates a transformation of the inner self through movement. Here, amidst the pulsating beats, my anxieties disappear, granting me an escape from the burdens that dominate my daily existence. As Shannon Dawson, the New York-based DJ, states, the dance floor encapsulates both an individual and communal experience. Each of us interprets the music in our own distinct way, forging an unspoken connection with the rhythm and atmosphere enveloping us. "Dancing In The Void" serves as an exploration of how the human body responds to music, illuminating the varied nature of this response from person to person.
To conduct this experiment effectively, I meticulously curated a controlled setting for the participants. Each individual was isolated in my room, dressed in black tight-fitting attire, and tasked with listening to "BBY" by Overmono in its entirety. Subsequently, I meticulously edited the footage to extract the segment spanning from 1:25 to 1:35 of the composition. Utilizing a 10 by 10 grid, each row representing one second of movement, this grid provided a nuanced insight into the evolution of each participant's dance. Does someone akin to you dance in a similar fashion, or does their interpretation starkly diverge? Such inquiry underscores the multifaceted beauty of dance.
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Coptic Bind
I was asked to curate, compile, design, and publish a selection of typographic readings from our Sophomore year thus far. My book’s general theme was design, society, politics, equity and aesthetics. Through multiple perspectives, the reader is able to explore how aesthetics and design are connected to various modern day issues of reform. I was interested in exploring ways to create a juxtaposition between the content itself and my book’s design. Throughout my iterations I played with my type, layout and color arrangement to create an interesting aesthetic.
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Perfect Bound
As a part of PSAM 3060 Currents: Generative Books with Ilya Yavnoshan at Parsons School of Design, I created a project consisting of two editions. The first edition comprises a collection of photos taken every hour from the moment I woke up until I went to sleep, while the second edition features photos taken every two hours from the moment my friend, Eric Mimosa, and I woke up until we went to sleep. You can explore the full collection of photos on the Are.na boards linked below.
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Spiral Bound
Are.na
Around the Block Website
