The Act of Observation Changes That Which is Being Observed

My Contemporary Art Final Project
Connie Stewart Ph.D, Instructor
University Of Northern Colorado
Fall 2010

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Directions & Yoko Ono

Pedestals for project
In the vein of Yoko Ono, I decided to give my piece more concrete directions via a didactic panel which will be placed on the large white pedestal, constructed out of a cardboard box covered in contact paper. It shall read:






Directions:

Consider the space...
It could be anything.

As an observer
Take a picture of what you observe
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Turn the dial on top of the camera to the “AUTO” position.

Press the flash button until the screen display on camera reads “ FLASH OFF.” 


As an observer, take a picture of what you observe

Turn the dial on top of the camera to the “OFF” position

Replace camera on the pedestal

Take a business card

Visit the blog to observe the results! 
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My name and the title of the work will compose another, more simple panel and will be placed on the pedestal as well. It will read:  

Schrödinger's Cat

Kathy Webb 
Contemporary Art
Final Project
Fall 2010

The camera, a Kodak EasyShare CX7525 will be placed on the smaller pedestal constructed from foam board atop the larger display component. A business card holder will also be placed on the larger pedestal so observers of the project/ AKA the audience, will later be able to observe the result of the project, as will those who happen to stumble upon this blog.

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