I found this whole lecture to be fascinating in a really down-to-earth sense. There was less said about the implicit meanings in each of her pieces and more said of the process and what it means to be a niche, contemporary artist in today's world. For the context that was given though, about "constructed serendipity", struggles with identity, and, of course, her twin's impairment with stereoscopic vision, you could definitely see that theme in all of her works both literally and figuratively. Literally with the awesome stereoscope method of presentation and figuratively with the subjects. I especially liked the image where she and her twin dressed in the same outfit and were oriented in the same angle. It created this unsettling amalgamation of the two (even though they were identical twins), which to me underscored that identity struggle.
There was a segment during her lecture where she talked about going to grad school, and how the experience was oddly unhelpful, because the spaces of academics (even hands-on classes) and the workplace were so disparate; how once school was done, there was nobody to look over your shoulder and check your work or help you through a process, it was all on you. As I transition to senior year and am working on topics unsupported in the film department such as more gaming-oriented works, I am experiencing that disparity more and more. So, it was nice to hear someone as talented as her also went through that struggle, and wasn't an art goddess from age 5 or something -- Quite the opposite actually, considering her sister was the one getting all the art awards in high school!
Overall it was great to have someone so personable speaking; most Wriston lecturers have a clear, academic leg-up in comparison to the audience (unless they're professors), which is not an inherently bad thing, I just have a little trouble resonating with them sometimes. Just chatting and asking small questions afterwards really solidified that laid-back experience too. Come to think of it, it's so impressive how she's made every single new stereoscope model by hand. I love seeing that level of passion!
There was a segment during her lecture where she talked about going to grad school, and how the experience was oddly unhelpful, because the spaces of academics (even hands-on classes) and the workplace were so disparate; how once school was done, there was nobody to look over your shoulder and check your work or help you through a process, it was all on you. As I transition to senior year and am working on topics unsupported in the film department such as more gaming-oriented works, I am experiencing that disparity more and more. So, it was nice to hear someone as talented as her also went through that struggle, and wasn't an art goddess from age 5 or something -- Quite the opposite actually, considering her sister was the one getting all the art awards in high school!
Overall it was great to have someone so personable speaking; most Wriston lecturers have a clear, academic leg-up in comparison to the audience (unless they're professors), which is not an inherently bad thing, I just have a little trouble resonating with them sometimes. Just chatting and asking small questions afterwards really solidified that laid-back experience too. Come to think of it, it's so impressive how she's made every single new stereoscope model by hand. I love seeing that level of passion!
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