Middle presentation 2¶
Concept¶
Is it people who connect with art, or does art connect with people?
For me, this question is complex and multilayered.
My work interacts with the viewer not only mentally and visually, but also physically. Because of this, the relationship becomes more sensual and direct. The viewer may be a human or even another living body — and through this interaction the question of connection becomes more tangible.
Perhaps we are in a dialogue with each other. Sometimes you speak more, sometimes the artwork does. Sometimes you remain silent, waiting for a response. And sometimes the conversation becomes so intense that one voice almost leaves no space for the other.
Meono — Talk of Art is a project that explores the dialogue between a person and art. It is a conversation where you may find yourself speaking not only with the artwork, but also with yourself — each time differently, and each time honestly.
What inspire me¶
For a long time, I couldn’t fully understand the identity of my project. But recently I realized that the idea was actually born around two years ago, when I first became acquainted with the works of Ervand Kochar in his gallery. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that it happened in two steps. The first was seeing his work. The second was learning about him and studying his art. It was amazing, interesting, and full of stories. His works carry a huge history. He made the idea of a fourth dimension real and made art feel alive, as if it could breathe. His works tell their story without subtitles — you can understand them even without any background knowledge.
He was a remarkable drawer and artist who worked with three-dimensional forms and multiple axes in art. His work opened a new way of thinking for me.
Since then, my project has been revealing new versions of itself from every viewpoint, gradually telling its own story.
This kind of his art is called “painting in space.” No other name could describe his work better.
I spoke about him in the first week of Fabric Academy, in the part where we talked about who inspires us. I didn’t imagine that from the first week to the final weeks of Fabric Academy I would still be speaking about him and continuing to get ideas from his work.
My vision of the video structure¶
My video structure
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Opening visuals: close and interesting angles of Meono folding and unfolding — different perspectives, zoom in, zoom out, micro details and full view.
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Interaction: show how people interact with Meono and how Meono responds to them.
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Storytelling: short moments where I speak about the project. Not too much — just a few sentences appearing from time to time.
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Daily life context: people passing by during their normal day — some stop with curiosity, some interact, some just continue their way. Use accelerated and standardized shots that change sequentially.
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Short interviews: ask people to say one word that describes what they feel while interacting with the project.
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Subtitles to support the spoken parts.
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Ending: a cinematic ending, like a short film.
Moodboard¶
This moodboard shows how I want my project to feel — how soft and shiny it should be, and how interesting and unique it must appear. I really like the atmosphere of old films and the emotions they create without needing many words.
The sunset colors make everything shine more strongly in their own way and make us feel the warmth of the sun. Through this project, I want to share these feelings with others — people who see Meono or watch the video of it and become excited about the idea of experiencing it in real life.