Title: Concrete concrete
Do whatever
Concrete - mix of broken stones, sand, cement, water, that resembles stone when hardened concrete - existing in a material form, not abstract concrete - form something into mass, solidify
The word concrete comes from the Latin word "concretus" (meaning compact or condensed),[9] the perfect passive participle of "concrescere", from "con-" (together) and "crescere" (to grow).
Setting into stone
What is set in stone? Capitalism, this massive, heavy system that no individual can change It has damaging effects on the environment It binds people together and makes it unable for them to move, exploits, suppresses, takes away freedom
Concrete is the second most used material globally, after water
China produces more than half of the world’s cement
Concrete doesn’t dry out, it binds water tightly into the structure
Concrete cures and shrinks, it can react to water and ‘creep’
Water = money?
The Pyramid of Capitalist System is a common name of a 1911 cartoon caricature critical of capitalism, copied from Russian flyer of c. 1901. The graphic focus is on stratification by social class and economic inequality.
| Pomodoro | Work | Learned |
|---|---|---|
| 30 min | Research and sketch, created blender file with pyramid levels | |
| 1h | Creating dollar sign and doll in blender | |
| Want to create bones and position dolls like that | ||
| 1h | Sculpting tank in capitalism-dude.blend | |
| 1h | Rigged doll and posed 3 dolls on top level | Rigging |
| 55 min | Modeled ‘We fool you’ | |
| 30 min | created cement material | |
Technology: Making everything more convenient by making it less convenient
I presented a 10 second video, that shows the 3D model that I created of the capitalism pyramid. I had to render during the class, because I didn’t put aside enough time to work on it before. But I managed, to not overwork myself this time. I did plan on importing the 3D model into touchdesigner, but time wise, it was not possible.
While I presented the video on the big screen, I read some of my notes that were reflecting on HyperNormalisation by Adam Curtis. I had to play the video again and again, because it was so short. At some point, I was unsure if I should play it again, so there was a bigger gap between playing and not playing.
I think I could’ve presented the work way better, and for the future I want to set apart some time to think about the presentation and do less work.