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Design + Research Philosophy

MUSIC/Genetically Engineered Foods
  • FORM BINARY
    Feeling of statement (A) and counterstatement (B)
  • HARMONY
    Simultaneous combinations of sound

    MUSICAL STRUCTURE

    SIGN THEORY/ MUSICAL ELEMENTS

    I am interested in the way people perceive and process information, and how their ability to learn may be improved by using visuals, and sound to translate complex, abstract information into concrete, experiential forms. Music is the expression of the past, and the present, and helps define the course of time. My work explores this abstract and mystery communication device, by developing visuals that assist in understanding the complex musical elements:

    • Pitch
    • Dynamics
    • Tempo
    • Rhythm
    • Texture
    • Form
    • Timbre
    • Harmony

    I have worked to translate the elements into a sign theory application and provide music educators with a useful visual presentation tool to improve current teaching methods. The developed pedagogy is currently in use at Eastman School of Music. The publication is introduced during the beginning stages of musical curriculums. It is my intention that it will also serve as a model for other kinds of visual communication problems.

    EIGHT MUSICAL ELEMENTS

    DEFINITE PITCH
    Pitch is defined as highness or lowness of sound and is determined by the frequency of vibrations. The faster the vibrations the higher the sound, the slower the vibrations the lower the sound. Definite pitch, or tone, has regular vibrations and reaches the ear at equal intervals.
    INDEFINITE PITCH
    Pitch is determined by the frequency of regular vibrations and then given a particular value and corresponding note name, expressed as Hertz value (Hz). Indefinite pitch has irregular vibrations and may include sounds like squeaking brakes or clashing cymbals.
    DYNAMICS
    Dynamics are defined as the intensity of volume with which notes and sounds are expressed. Dynamics are indicated in the music by the composer to indicate a certain degree of loudness or softness.

    1. pianississimo
    2. pianissmo
    3. piano
    4. mezzopiano
    5. mezzo forte
    6. forte
    7. fortissimo
    8. fortississimo

    TEMPO
    Tempo is the musical speed or pacing of a musical composition. It may be indicated by a metronome designation that links a particular durational unit with a particular duration in clocktime or by a description of speed and gestural character.

    1. Largo
    2. Adagio
    3. Andante
    4. Moderato
    5. Allegro
    6. Vivace
    7. Presto

    RHYTHM BEAT
    The beat found within music is the regular recurring pattern which can be divided into equal units of time. Beats are basic units of time by which all notes are measured.

    1. Regular
    2. Accented
    3. Variation

    RHYTHM STRUCTURE
    Rhythm is a combination of different note lengths in a piece of music or a regulated succession of strong and weak elements. Rhythm is an important parameter of musical structure, the other is pitch.
    TEXTURE HOMOPHONIC
    Homophonic texture is a single melodic line accompanied by chords. Attention is primarily focused on the melody. All parts are rhythmically dependent upon one another or there is a clear distinction between the melodic part and the accompaniment parts.
    TEXTURE MONOPHONIC
    Monophonic texture utilizes a single melodic line without accompaniment (this may include one or more people singing or playing an instrument in unison).
    TEXTURE POLYPHONIC
    Polyphonic texture consists of a simultaneous performance of two or more melodic lines with equal importance. Polyphonic writing often includes imitations when a melodic idea is presented by an instrument or voice and then restated immediately after by another voice or instrument.
    FORM BINARY
    Binary form gives a feeling of statement (A) and counter statement (B). A composition in AB form may be represented AABB, AAB, or ABB if either or both of its large sections are repeated. Differences between A and B sections can be of any kind and the two sections can be equal or unequal in length.
    FORM TERNNARY
    Ternnary form represented as a idea (A) contrast or departure (B), return of original idea (A). Contrast between A and B sections can be of any kind, sections can be of equal or unequal length and the return of the material with the A section the second time can be a smooth transition or an abrupt change.
    TIMBRE
    Timbre is identified as the characteristic color or sound of an instrument or voice. Changes in tone color create variety and contrast. When the same melody is presented in successive order by two different instruments the music takes on an expressive effect, or by contrasting a new melody and presenting it in a new instrument, this maybe used to highlight a new idea.
    HARMONY
    Harmony is defined as an aspect of music that pertains to simultaneous combinations of sound. The word 'harmony' has been used to describe the position of higher and lower notes in relation to one another, both in the placement of its vertical and horizontal design. 
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Typography / DIGITAL ART

AWARD: INDIGO GOLD + SILVER

DATE: Hong Kong 10 October, 2018

CATEGORY: DESIGN, TYPE, DIGITAL ART

ONLINE: www.indigoaward.com

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GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS

Genetically engineered (GE) foods have had their DNA changed/ GENES CHANGED

I plan to continue my passion for the cultural issues of genetic modification of plants. The installment of Genetically Premature Rhetoric, an individual piece to encourage debate, informed by sound science on discussing the general rhetoric surrounding the occurring rotational kinetic energies of ecology will be continued with several more series of projects.

Additional research takes a critical view towards food-science and genetically modified organisms. The work questions the safety of the hazardous genes from Genetically engineered foods and how our genetic make up could change. In my work, I attempt to integrate massages that contribute to society through creative participation. The combination of free and structured typographic forms, layered with visual information about gene-splicing gives a fleeting illusion on the configuration of genetically modified organisms. The work strives to invoke reflection on a culture and food chain that could forever change.

National Human Genome Research Institute

The pigments that drew Martin’s interest are anthocyanins, which give blueberries, blackberries and eggplants their rich blue-purple hues. With funding from a German consortium, she decided to engineer tomatoes that were rich in anthocyanins, hoping to “increase the antioxidant capacity” of the fruits.

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We Are Programmed to Respond to Eyes

Overlooking the Obvious/ GENES CHANGED

The important social role played by eyes is not just a human thing; a gaze is an important signal of intention in almost all social species, transmitting unspoken messages of threat, dominance, submissiveness, courtship, and more, by the maintenance or aversion of gaze or by changes in eye color. Evolution has even equipped many species of moths, butterflies, and fish with eyelike stimuli called “eyespots” to mislead and intimidate predators.

Eye contact, or “mutual gaze,” as it is often referred to by researchers who study nonverbal communication, can be disconcerting because it signals that the individual looking at us intends to engage in some sort of behavior that involves us. The intended behavior may be welcome and exciting or unwelcome and terrifying, but in either case, the other person’s gaze energizes us to make the appropriate response.

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RETINA SENSES LIGHT + CREATES IMPULSES

LIGHT/IMPULSES
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NOURISHMENT TO EYE

OPTIC/NERVE
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SOCIAL SIGNAL

LIGHT/IMPULSES
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