Charlie's T4 Assessment Presentation

Introduction

(...)

I have always felt there to be an inherent connection between Magic and Art..

So I am asking the question(s):

What lays at the intersection of Art and Magic, and how can it serve as a ground for forming

novel and idiosyncratic Magic practices through creative expression?

or

What lays at the intersection of Art and Magic, and how can it serve as a ground for forming

novel and idiosyncratic Magic practices through creative expression?

or

What lays at the intersection of Art and Magic, and how can it serve as a ground for forming

novel and idiosyncratic Magic practices through creative expression?

or

???

✧ ✧ ✧

XPUB1 in retrospect...

(...) begs the question: What is Magic, in the first place?

(...)

This is a question that I ask within my Thesis. (...)

! Ch.1.: clarify why I chose 3 working definitions and why these (in the thesis)

I believe that Magic can mean many different things and appear in a variety of ways, experiences, forms. Whether one views Magic as something supernatural or as a representation of the human subconscious, ultimately to me, Magic represents something inherently human. — The seeking of agency and purpose in life.

(...)

Magic as a connecting force enables us to find meaning and create a sense of control over our material conditions. Magic becomes a tool for transforming and overcoming what bind us to our current state. However...

As such, Art can be Magic's conduit. It exists in the in-between of the tangible and ephemeral state of being. It can be the tool to, the key for, the material representation of magical intention and transformation. Or it can be the ritual, the performance, the experience that connects us to Magic itself.

(...)

Let's retrospectively/retroactively

SI#25 ✧ Sounds of Marmalade

Sounds of Marmalade(...)

There is Magic in the collective act of creation and I think the jam session performances of that night reflected that..

SI#26 ✧ A 3DS Zine

(...)

Understanding and overcoming limitations as a form of Magic based in knowledge and navigating systems.

SI#27 ✧ Almanac'34

Almanac'34(...)

In some ways I see divination as a form of manifestation (...).

Radical hopefulness as an action against the pessimism bred through the current capitalist system. (...) You need hope and a vision of a better future to make it happen.

Other..

Alternative forms of divination:

(...)

Omens from the Dog Park

Although I have not been keeping up with the project in recent months, I have continued my search for omens and little moments of Magic on my dog walks.

(...)

Prior to my prototyping workshop, I asked people to bring a found object to craft with..

(...)

Focus

(...)

(…) "maintaining anti-capitalist.. approach." -> but should be more explicit as a central concern to the project’s design

✧ ✧ ✧

Graduation Project

Protocols for Magic

(...)

(Clarify what I mean with idiosyncratic Magic practices)

Thesis

Who is the public? not specific enough YET (where and how do I meet this audience? some more detail)
Ch.1.: clarify why I chose 3 working definitions and why these (in the thesis)
Ch.3.: How will I reflect on the experiments and what are the criteria I will use to reflect on them.
Ch.3.: Questions -> What are the criteria I use to answer these questions (maybe some I develope through the research process)

(...)

Project

Intro how are the Protocols for Magic “activated”? presented? etc? (in the publication and outside)
Feedback -> What are the criteria?? Connected to how I evaluate it in ch.3.
Specify audience in more detail -> Even narrower! (where? how? do I meet this public f.ex.)

(...)

Prototypes

Protocols for Magic Circles 1

(...)

Prototyping Workshop

(...)

Try-Out Night Prototypes

(...)

✧ ✧ ✧

What lays...ahead?

(...)