Graduate Communications Design at Pratt Institute
Fellow at Pratt Center for Community Development
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I lived all three decades of my life in Manila. Then I suddenly had to move to Brooklyn.
Over time, I noticed the gradual fading of familiar sounds and scents from home—the pitter-patter of my dogs’ paws on a hardwood floor, the feeling of enunciating Filipino words, the very distinct call of the coppersmith barbet that greeted me each morning when I left for work—leaving me feeling adrift and alone. Those distressing thoughts and emotions were on my mind while I worked on this project.
Each band was woven in ~20 minutes, making this piece a timesheet of loneliness.
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Over time, I noticed the gradual fading of familiar sounds and scents from home—the pitter-patter of my dogs’ paws on a hardwood floor, the feeling of enunciating Filipino words, the very distinct call of the coppersmith barbet that greeted me each morning when I left for work—leaving me feeling adrift and alone. Those distressing thoughts and emotions were on my mind while I worked on this project.
Each band was woven in ~20 minutes, making this piece a timesheet of loneliness.
Development
This piece was developed for my Technology A class. I was guided by the following prompt:
Ritual is a rule-based performance. It can be public or private, formal or informal. It is a series of activities that involves symbols, words, gestures, objects and often has a backstory. What is the story in your performance? Is the story from you or your performer(s)? How would you transcribe stories – words, symbols, poem – onto your device or performance? How would you develop a vocabulary and language?
