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Saturday, April 16, 2005

so, if you're really bored.. take a look at what i did w/ the dolls for my Time Arts class. (click Save as...for video).. this was only the beginning.. the photos are next..comments always welcome
-starring who else.. but Cynthia..

about the video
I didn't know how I would approach the footage I got from NYC and the footage I got from the Cynthia/Doll setup until I sat down in front of the eMac and picked thru the footage. Now why were dolls involved? Well, they didn't remind me of childhood since I never played w/ dolls (that's right.. it was only stuffed animals, thankyou). They seemed demonic, frightening, and very intimidating. Sometimes the people I've come to observe on campus seem that way.. all sort of robotic, intimidating, ugly, and full of fear.

Why is she holding a blow dryer? maybe she wanted to blow her brains out.

The sped-up footage of streets was incorporated a sense of anxiety with being confused and estranged in the city. Contemplating the dark streets of city lights and people and how it is home.

The footage from the top of the building didnt have any thought behind it.. maybe subconsciously, who knows.. but I dont think I meant it to be a suicidal thought.. but when i first saw it on the big screen in class today, that thought certainly came across.. maybe a little too obviously for my tastes.

i think coming to Syracuse really brought some intense emotions..'cause I doubt I would've came up w/ this stuff in high school since everything seemed so sugar-coated. everything i've concentrated on this year is depressing, in terms of artworks. sort of bothersome.

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dolls dolls dolls Saturday, April 16, 2005 so, if you're really bored.. take a look at what i did w/ the dolls for my Time Arts class. (click Save as...for video).. this was only the beginning.. the photos are next..comments always welcome -starring who else.. but Cynthia.. about the video I didn't know how I would approach the footage I got from NYC and the footage I got from the Cynthia/Doll setup until I sat down in front of the eMac and picked thru the footage. Now why were dolls involved? Well, they didn't remind me of childhood since I never played w/ dolls (that's right.. it was only stuffed animals, thankyou). They seemed demonic, frightening, and very intimidating. Sometimes the people I've come to observe on campus seem that way.. all sort of robotic, intimidating, ugly, and full of fear. Why is she holding a blow dryer? maybe she wanted to blow her brains out. The sped-up footage of streets was incorporated a sense of anxiety with being confused and estranged in the city. Contemplating the dark streets of city lights and people and how it is home. The footage from the top of the building didnt have any thought behind it.. maybe subconsciously, who knows.. but I dont think I meant it to be a suicidal thought.. but when i first saw it on the big screen in class today, that thought certainly came across.. maybe a little too obviously for my tastes. i think coming to Syracuse really brought some intense emotions..'cause I doubt I would've came up w/ this stuff in high school since everything seemed so sugar-coated. everything i've concentrated on this year is depressing, in terms of artworks. sort of bothersome. posted by Jane Tam at 2:04 AM ......................................................................................................... 1 Comments: Cooper said... Passing via blog explosion. Dolls have always frightened me. Your pictures/ vid fightened/saddened me as well. I swear I have that exact same graffiti picture? Where do you go to school? 12:58 PM Post a Comment << Home					About Jane Tam has moved to a different domain. Please forward your links to http://janetam.com. Jane is a 21 year old Photography student placed in Syracuse University but originally from New York City. She enjoys all sorts of music but you can classify her as the stereotypical indie kid. Slightly offensive and bitter sometimes, this blog is a place to vent frustrations but also a blog to display current photo/art projects as well as encourage new talent from music to art to films; basically whatever tickles Jane's fancy. Archives 12/2004 01/2005 02/2005 03/2005 04/2005 05/2005 06/2005 07/2005 08/2005 09/2005 10/2005 11/2005 12/2005 01/2006 02/2006 03/2006 04/2006 05/2006 06/2006 07/2006 08/2006 09/2006 10/2006 11/2006 12/2006 01/2007 02/2007 03/2007 04/2007 05/2007 06/2007 08/2007 09/2007 10/2007 11/2007 www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from thejane. Make your own badge here.