Extra Credit Event 2: DMA Final Presentation
This week, I attended the final exhibition for senior DMA students. The exhibition was called "Unsolicited Airdrop." The exhibition featured a variety of exhibits that all pertained to technology. As I now reflect upon the art I saw, I realize the point of the art there was the daily exposure we have to unwanted technology, how we are slave to something we don't always have a choice in experiencing. However, much of the art demonstrated that despite this, there are huge benefits, sometimes even moments that we chase, that involve technology and innovation. One of the first pieces I saw featured art that was centered around the artist's struggle with bipolar disorder. She created 3D-printed images of the chemical compounds that made up her meds, and told a story by going through her trial-and-error process with each medicine she tried to control her illness. A booklet sat below the 3D printed object and contained stories about the bad side effects they caused. S
