Friday, February 23, 2007

What is?

In my first blog entry I mentioned a couple of words which may be unfamiliar to some people, so here's a brief explanation of what they mean.


A gross simplification of an "art installation" is an artwork that "interacts" with the space/environment surrounding it or those who are viewing/experiencing it.

The "installation art" article from Answers.com offers the following definition:

installation art
n.
Art that is created for a specific site, often incorporating materials or physical features of the site.

The article continues to explain installations more thoroughly, so if you're uncertain after reading the above definitions then check out the article.



A "megalith" is a huge stone used in prehistoric architecture, perhaps the most recognisable of these are structures at Stone Henge. Read Answer.com's Megalith article for more information.

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Similarly, a "monolith" is huge block of stone carved into the shape of a column or a sculpture, you can also read more about these in Answer.com's "monolith" article. Recognisable examples of these are the Moai on
Rapa Nui - in other words the big stone heads on Easter Island!

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So what do I think I'm going to for this project - build a full scale megalith and film it?




Thursday, February 22, 2007

Welcome to the Official Blog of the Megalith Project!


The very first entry...

The "Megalith Project" is the working title of my third year E-Media project. This semester's thematic will be "Installation" (I'll explain what an artistic installation is in another blog entry) and my response to this thematic will be delivered in video form.

Over the next 17 weeks I hope to regularly update my progress on the Megalith Project, but unlike professional productions who hire people to compile the featurettes and material found in the DVD extras I’ll have to do it all myself. Unfortunately this means I won’t have time to update the blog every day but I will do my best to report any major progress.

Gradually I shall improve and customise this blog to suit the project, but for now I shall use a skin provided by Blogger.com


By now you may have two questions:

1) What is an installation?

2) What will the Megalith Project involve?


This shall be revealed in the next blog entry…