I was asked to develop a position statement for a design network that will investigate the topic of material culture.
Here are some initial thoughts:materiality_diaz.pdf
Lily
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Caracas-La Guaira connection
The new viaduct connecting city of Caracas with the port of la Guaira will be ready by June of 2007, just in time for the celebration of the America Cup in Venezuela.
Here is a computer visualization of the new viaduct from Aragorn Sirius, a self-described engineering student in Caracas.
t. Lily
A space for storytelling
Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity of attending the Alpine-Rendevouz held at the village of Villars in Switzerland. The meeting was a combination of workshops and doctoral schools organized by the Kaleidscope network of excellence.
My attendance was motivated by an invitation to participate in a workshop about the Classroom of the Future, led by Kati Mäkitalo-Siegel and Frederick Kaplan. Aside from giving presentations on our topics–mine was about Cultural Heritage in the Curriculum, Case Study Exploring Carta Marina–we had an opportunity to work on a design for the Classroom of the Future.
I proposed to my colleagues that we should design a space for the sole purpose of telling stories. Here is a picture of our final design, or Storytelling Room (the second from top), as reported in the Kaleidoscope network news. I would love to continue working on this project, so if there is anybody out there interested… Let me know!
– Lily
Who is that girl?
“My name is Yasuri, Yasuri Yamileth… I live in el Chorillo with my eight kids eating sausage and hang out at Veranillo…”
This is a Panamania model who claims to be “the Real Yasuri Yamileth”, interpretant of the summer hit of 2006 in Venezuela, that incidentally was not picked up by the Latin Grammy Awards but whose signal was potent enough to be heard by the Nordiscope. Would the fact that it is posted in the Wikipedia, and that the lyrics of the song are written in both Spanish and English on this website give her claim more strength? (e.g. Does she look like a “Yasuri Yamileth, the mother of eight” to you? What does this say about double standards and the image of women in society, huh? And about Wikipedia?)
Here is a link to the award-winning Yasuri Yamileth performance that won kudos, hate comments, and declarations of love for the diva on the Internet! (Note that the original one, which had over 500,000 hits cannot be found anymore on the web.)
So far the native country and identity of the performer is subject to debate (Panamá? Venezuela?). It has been said that “We are All Yasuri Yamileth!”
Here are some other Yasuri Yamileth wannabe’s in Caracas! Some are more artistic, like this medley compiled by Mardecio films, and others like this one, in spanish, are more scientific…
¡EnjoYea estos vídeos!
Event, ontology and design
I am working on a paper about the notion of serendipity and design method. I am reviewing art practices that make use of randomness, such as the work of John Cage. This is my first draft and it changes as I continue the investigation. I hope to have it ready by the spring.
You can read the essay on Non-intentional art practices in design.
t. Lily