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The Honors Humanities Seminar course, of all courses I have taken throughout my <\/span>academic career, is the most unique of all. The course taught me to contemplate more about the <\/span>minor things in life that I take for granted. I now realize that what many people may disregard or <\/span>call \u201cgarbage\u201d may, in fact, be of great importance. I learned that art is all around <\/span>me and that it truly requires a bit of carefulness to realize such art. For instance, one of the <\/span>artworks we discussed in class was the Tara Rodgers\u2019 portrait sound piece, Resolutions <\/em>(2008\/2012).\u00a0In this sound piece, <\/span>the author provides an image along with a sound piece that reads the image\u2019s pixels. This is a <\/span>unique form of art that simply is unthinkable; recording the pixels of an image and considering it <\/span>as art is what makes this form of art an <\/span>\u200b<\/span>experimental art. <\/span>\u200b<\/span>Rodgers’ sound piece has inspired me <\/span>to create my own version of experimental art.<\/span><\/div>\n

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My experimental artwork is titled \u201cRAIN,\u201d which is an acrostic for the phrase \u201cRoaming <\/span>Around In life Naively.\u201d The reason why I chose this title is because of the fact that humans live <\/span>once and thus have no experience or way of guaranteeing certain life events; thus, everyone is <\/span>considered <\/span>\u200b<\/span>naive <\/span>\u200b<\/span>in life. Anyways, in \u201cRAIN,\u201d I provide three recordings of rain at different <\/span>speeds. For the production of my sound piece, I simply recorded the sound of rain on my phone. <\/span>I then used Audiodroid, a software that enables me to edit the recordings at various speeds and <\/span>merge them together. The three speeds I provide are slow, normal (unchanged), and fast. All <\/span>three sound recordings are originally one minute long. However, after adjusting the speeds for <\/span>each recording, the individual recordings vary in length. For instance, the slow recording, <\/span>although originally one minute long becomes longer, as the speed is reduced. However, the fast <\/span>recording, although also originally one minute long, becomes shortened due to the fast speed. <\/span>Furthermore, as speed changes, so does the tone. A fast tone may be more lively than that of a <\/span>slow one.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Through my sound piece, I hope to reveal a contemplation about life. Although humans <\/span>usually start their lives at the same speed as children, the pace of life varies greatly as one grows <\/span>up. Some people finish their education at the high school level, while others finish after <\/span>undergraduate school, and others after graduate school. Likewise, some people may start forming <\/span>families at earlier or later ages than others. Finally, some people pass away at different ages than <\/span>others, some younger or older than others. In addition to such <\/span>\u200b<\/span>speeds <\/span>\u200b<\/span>in life, other people have <\/span>different <\/span>\u200b<\/span>tones <\/span>\u200b<\/span>than others. By <\/span>\u200b<\/span>tone, <\/span>\u200b<\/span>I speak of happiness or sadness. Although we, humans, are <\/span>all under one sky, we experience different feelings at the same time. For instance, while one <\/span>person is celebrating a graduation or success, another may be mourning the death of a loved one. <\/span>In essence, although we are all living at the same time, we may experience various feelings. I <\/span>hope to convey such contemplations concerning life through my simplified sound piece.<\/span><\/div>\n

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In conclusion, my artwork serves various purposes according to one\u2019s desires. I will no <\/span>longer analyze or explain my recording so that I may give my audience space to ponder and <\/span>contemplate life through \u201cRAIN.\u201d I hope my simple yet effective way of conveying such <\/span>contemplations plays a greater role in analyzing art, especially experimental art. Hopefully, my <\/span>audience learns the significance of taking a moment to think more about their surroundings and <\/span>not take life for granted.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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