Your Time Piece
Week 10: Final
Overview
This project invites you to design and document a procedure or technique for creating a work (of art or design) where time is a central aspect, phenomenon or concern.
You will be evaluated on the procedure, technique, or process that you devise and refine. Of course, you will need to make a series of attempts to inform decisions.
The medium of support for this project is intentionally open-ended. It allows you to lean into an interest or expertise that you may already have, or one that you are compelled to explore. The medium may take the form of a drawing, painting, sculpture, assemblage, film, musical composition, architectural design, landscape design, performance, intervention, instrument, device, or other form. Weekly readings and workshops may also inform this choice.The process you develop should enable us to observe and analyze how the work itself constructs or represents the concept of time. This process should be conceptually linked to a theory or methodologies in the curated readings, our discussions, or a related text of your choosing. There will be five critique sessions.
These critiques center on identifying and examining the underlying assumptions and modes of thought (examined and perhaps unexamined) that inform the development of the project. We will be less interested in whether things are “right” or “wrong,” “beautiful” or not.
- Week 03 - Proposal
- Week 05 - First Attempt
- Week 07 - Second Iteration
- Week 09 - Refined/Nuanced Iteration
- Week 10 - Final Review
Since the development of a process is the focus of the course, the Final Review will prioritize progress and change rather than perfect outcomes. However, the quality of outcomes are a window into your thoughtfulness, engagement, and standards of care.
Schedule
Week 10 – Final Review
Objective:
The Final Review prioritizes your overall progress and development rather than perfection. However, the quality of your succesive attempts and the final outcome will inevitably reflect your thoughtfulness, creativity, and care throughout the project. Each milestone is an opportunity to deepen your understanding of time as a central theme and develop a rigorous, reflective creative process.
What to Present:
- Your final Time Piece, presented in its most complete and resolved form.
- A comprehensive process portfolio, including:
- Visual/audio/physical documentation of all steps of development
- a revised proposal
- the first and other attempts
- subsequent iterations
- refinments
- Key reflections and insights from each phase of the project.
- Connections to theoretical or methodological references.
- A final reflection (1-3 pages):
- What have you learned about time, process, and creative practice through this project?
- How does your final work represent the culmination of your explorations?
- What might you carry forward from this experience into future projects?
Critique Focus:
- Progress and transformation throughout the project.
- Clarity and coherence of the final work.
- Depth of engagement with the concept of time.
Evaluation Criteria:
- Evidence of thoughtful engagement, experimentation, and refinement.
- Depth and clarity of conceptual and procedural documentation.
- Quality of the final work as a reflection of your process.