Fluxus Box

Enter The Fluxus

Bass Wood, Balsa Wood, Paint, Wood Glue, Printer Paper

11" x 9.75" x 7"

My Fluxus box is based around the movie Enter The Void. The film follows the life and death of a drug dealer living in Tokyo, Japan. Much of the film takes the perspective of the main character, whether it be through his eyes or from the view of his spirit. I wanted to have a second compartment within my box that resembles many of the shots from the film, often looking down into a room. I also wanted to incorporate the many graphic title cards from the film, which I have pasted over the walls of the inner compartment.

Research

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Diane Ackerman: Touch

"Also, scientists have discovered that most of the nerve receptors will respond to pressure, as well as to whatever they specialize in. For the longest time we assumed that each sensation had its own receptor and that that receptor had its own pathway to the brain, but it looks now as if the body's grasslands of neurons relate any sensation according to electrical codes." With this concept, I wanted to create a diagram of the assumed anatomical structure of the nervous system. The key word is "assume", as the design is entirely interpretive, much like how the original scientific interpretation was inaccurate. The colors loosely correspond with different senses, and all travel back towards the brain. "In the sand-swept sprawl of the panoramic film Lawrence of Arabia a scene of quintessential machismo stands out: T. E. Lawrence holding his hand over a candle flame until the flesh starts to sizzle. When his companion tries the same thing, he re...

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