Thursday, March 12, 2009

ten

concepts surrounding the theme of 10:

1) decades: google images, top hits of 1950's - 2000's, showing most viewed or associated images with each decade.
themes: stereotypes, generalizations, blocks of time



2) scores: digital collage, elements of competitive sports which aim for a perfect 10.
themes:perfect scores, aspirations, judgment



3) words: every tenth word highlighted to create the following sentence: crossing weakest wrote park two to and charge send told email rickety amazed on by outside St. used overflowing responsibility it property crews the greet Barrett called city empty where do a morning trash property depending.



4) money: increments adding up to ten/one juxtaposed with receipt transfer paper
themes: counting, saving, money, consuming, spending



5) channel ten: photo of television



6) X: graphic composition of X, the symbol representing ten
themes: representation, counting, Roman numerals



7) squares: increasing ten times in units of ten, rotating ten times
themes: multiplication, mathematics



8) ten provinces: a photo of each province's provincial flag
themes: nationality, distance, "Canadianism"



9) prefix: "ten" as a prefix
themes: words within words, changing words



10) Polaroid packages: ten exposures per Polaroid package, now no longer in production
themes: rarity, extinction, obsolete machines and technology

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