Activism and Art Writing

    I want to continue my research in trying to decrease the numbers in homelessness. I like to put myself in other people's positions and I would want another chance in society. There are so many resources that can help and I want to make sure that it gets out to whoever needs it. Through the readings I have seen the many different things that were invented and different ways they spreaded the word.

    In the Nomads sections of the Interventionists Michael Rakowitz created inflatable shelters, called paraSITE, that took the exhaust air from the HVAC system outside of the building. The air for the exhaust gives structure to the shelters and it also provides warmth to the plastic and also the person. “The visibly parasitic relationship of these devices to the buildings, appropriating a readily available situation with readily available materials elicited immediate speculation as to the future of the city: would these things completely take over, given the enormous number of homeless in our society? Could we wake up one morning to find these encampments ngulfing buildings like ivy?” (Thompson 21-22). I like how Rakowitz used an unexpected resource and created something completely different to help people in need.

 

One the paraSITE shelters

    The next project from the interventionist is subRosa. This project is about social and political issues of refuge for women employed in both localities, and on demonstrating the connections that globalization of production creates between these two geographically separated communities.Their research /production takes many forms including performance, video, publishing, web projects and teach-ins. (Thompson 87-88)

Domain Errors!: Cyberfeminist Practices: A subRosa Project

    Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) focus has been on the exploration of the relations and intersections between art, critical theory, technology, and political activism. “In executing projects such as this one, we hope to contribute to an idea of public science by focusing on issues (such as food production) that are of direct interest to people, and so contribute to making the meaning of scientific initiatives immediate and concrete, as opposed to the vague abstractions they tend to be.”