Janine Antoni

"Moor"
2001
Dimensions variable
Installation views, "Free Port," at Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthalle, Sweden

"I asked my friends to give me materials to put into the rope. A lot of people gave me materials from friends who had passed away. Giving them to me to put into the rope is like giving them another life, another form. I wonder whether the viewer can uncover these stories through their experience of the object, whether these stories are somehow held in the material." - Janine Antoni

Tibetan Prayer Flags

Traditionally, prayer flags come in sets of five, one in each of five colors. The five colors represent the elements.

Traditionally, prayer flags are used to promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom. The flags do not carry prayers to 'gods,' a common misconception; rather, the Tibetans believe the prayers and mantras will be blown by the wind to spread the good will and compassion into all pervading space. Therefore, prayer flags are thought to bring benefit to all.

Manifesto 2000

http://www.art-omma.org/NEW/past_issues/theory/08_First%20Things%20First%20Manifesto%202000.htm

Manifesto 2000

"We propose a reversal of priorities in favor of more useful, lasting and democratic forms of communication - a mindshift away from product marketing and toward the exploration and production of a new kind of meaning."

sketch books

"Sketch Book: Conceptual Drawings from the World's Most Influential Designers"

Timothy O'Donnell

love seeing the visuals of thought-processes, love rough sketches (often more than finished products)

Montpelier

street poetry, found down an alleyway

Collage Wall Art

Burhan Dogancay, found him in the book "Urban Walls: A Generation of Collage in Europe and America", love the doors and windows section, idea of collage great, personal, interactive, very human form

... could be really interesting to use windows and collage onto glass frames while using light coming through

Shirin Neshat

"Speechless" 1996

Islamic Fevolution, new identity in Iran from "Persians" to "Islamic fundamentalists"

love the text and image combination