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PUBLIC PRIVATEPamela Jane Mendoza
Thesis 1 // FALL 2011
ANGER is an EMOTION related to an individuals PSYCHOLOGICAL interpretation of having been offended, wronged or denied. A tendency to undo that by retaliation.
ANGER is an EMOTION related to an individuals PSYCHOLOGICAL interpretation of having been offended, wronged or denied. A tendency to undo that by retaliation.
CONTEXT
As a native New Yorker, born and raise in a small
neighborhood in South Brooklyn I’ve adapted the
New York attitude.
It started off in elementary school when I
would walk around streets of Bay Ridge with my
classmates to look for things to do. If there were
another group of kids or teens coming our path
our intial fun “vibe” would change into a more
intimidating one. We thought we looked cooler
this way and perhaps we’ve impressed them. Of
course this is not a spoken agreement, it was an
instinct, this was how we behaved in public.
Over time I have matured my ways of my
physical impression on others. Regardless of this
due to stress from school, work, and personal
dilemmas, the simplest gesture may unleash the
beast of my inner frustration out to the public.
I know I’m not alone–I find spuratic bursts of anger
on sidewalks, subway cars, customer service,
individuals on their phone, waiting rooms, lines
and more public spaces. Unfortunately society
does not accept these emotional expressions
because public is not the space for these
moments–they’re expected to be kept in private.
SOLUTION
A private outlet to experience a spontaneous emotion in a public environment.
RESEARCH// PRECEDENTS
DUNNE & RABY PLACEBO PROJECT 2001
GPS TABLE
KELLY DOBSONWEARABLE ORGANS 2001
SCREAMBODY
RESEARCH// LITERATURE
SHEERY TURKLEEVOCATIVE OBJECTS
ANTHONY DUNNE &FIONA RABYDESIGN NOIR
CHRIS GRAYCYBORG HANDBOOK
DONNA HARRAWAY_____________
PROTOTYPES // F____ CHECK
Frustration Check
acrylic, rubbert, acoustical foam, metal
A space in public for distressed indivduals can
relieve themselves and carry on their day without
any emotional baggage.
PROTOTYPES // EVOCATIVE TECHNOLOGY
It is inevitable to separate feelings and develop memories with the objects.
Rather it is a bad experience or came with sentimental value, we make
history with our things.
Inspired by Sherry Turkle’s Evocative Objects, a collection by scientists,
humanists, artists, and designers that trace the power of everyday things.
A photographic series of humans and their campanion device or technologic
service. Each individual was asked what technology that they possess or
use often and felt a emotional connection and expressed their story.
“We think with the objects we love; we love the objects we think with.”
–Sherry Turkle
“If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences”
–W.I. Thomas
>> I got my MacBook Pro in the summer of
2008, he was perfect. He has never disappointed
me, never crashed never lost any files. However,
being in design school sometimes get stressful
working on the 15" screen. I would use the school
computers because the screens gives you more
space.
I talked to my parents about this and they
decided to get me the 27" iMac. I was so excited
when I got the computer! He was so gorgeous and
the space was endless. However, my poor laptop
was sitting on my bed alone. He was in perfect
condition and I replaced him with a much bigger
and nicer computer.
This always reminds me of Toy Story, my laptop
is Woody and my desktop is Buzz. Nothing will
ever compete with the relationship I have with my
laptop but I really love my new computer.
When hurricane Irene came to New York, the
news channels told everyone to remove all your
objects near your window. My desktop is right in
front of my window and I had to move him. I was
so worried for him because I was not going to be
in my apartment all weekend! I placed him on my
couch, surrounded by pillows and blankets. I was
so worried about him all weekend, but luckily he
was fine!!
You develop a relationship with your technology, from computers and iPhones, They learn your vocabulary and your work. They understand you and spend so much one on one time with you.
4TECH
27” iMAC + 15” MACBOOK PROCHELSEA /////////////////////////////////////////////////
>>As a little kid, my twin sister and I were
obsessed with playing dollhouse. We didn’t just
have a house though, we set up and entire city in
our basement over years of collecting Playmobile
dollhouse sets. It was our own little world that we
could escape to every afternoon after school; a
place where our imagination could control life.
It was the fall of ‘99 when my family bought our
first computer and the winter of 2000 when the
first version of The Sims came out. I remember
being at my uncles house for the holidays when he
gave my sister and I the game- it was the first time
anything had kept me so intrigued that I stayed up
until the sun began to rise playing it.
My mother didn’t like the game, she refused to
let us have it because she felt it carried a negative
influence of a god complex. My determination to
get back “my Sims” lead me to write letters and
drawings to my parents for a week giving them all
the reasons why I should be allowed to have my
game back. Clearly, I succeeded– and still play it
to this day.
We all carry characteristics of who we were as
children into our adult lives and The Sims is just
something that was and always will be a part of
me. What was once an outlet for my 10 year old
imagination, is still an outlet from the everyday
stressors of my adult life.
Things not going so well in reality? Thats okay because with The Sims anything is possible and somehow knowing this helps me to see my own life and world more as a game and an opportunity to try new things and have fun rather than stress.
4TECH
SIMS ZOE ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
PROTOTYPE // DAMMIT TECHNOLOGY
Dammit Technology
foam, wood, scrap cloth, vinyl
Do you get stressed because you get work down
on your PC due to technical difficulties? Or got into
a arguement on the phone then the call drops?
Or just want to put blame on something else and
relieve some stress? A Dammit Tech is what you
need! Really.
When you want to kick in a desktop or throw a phone and shout, here’s a little dammit doll you cannot do without, just grasp firmly at each end and find a place to slam it. Even place a stick into the device for the full breaking affect and yelldammit, dammit, DAMMIT!
This project was inspired by a traditional DIY
Dammit Doll.
PROTOTYPES // THOUGHT BOX
Thought Box
acrylic, recordable/ play back tape recorder
A portable precious white box where you can
archive your thoughts as well play back when time
of reflection is needed. Thought Box wants listen
to you but like a good friend thought box wants to
listen to yourself in a different light.
Recontextualizing the recorder in a white box
is a portrayal of something valuable. When an
indivdual documents or talks to another person
about their feelings the immediate result is
a sense of relief or importance, because the
subject’s feelings are taken by consideration and
stored away by the reciever. The process of self-
awareness within the device is during the playback
feature, which projects slower distorted version of
the speaker’s voice to give the individual the ability
to notice what the subject is feeling, thinking, and
why.
SKETCHES// MIND MAP