During my research + talk with Kim (21.2.) I came to the conclusion that aliens can mean two things:

1_alien, as if being an outer-space entity. Something that we see in sci-fi movies and comic books.

2_inner alien, like a soul or a higher dimensional being that resides within everyone. This resonates with the ideas of some UFO religions (such as Scientology - they believe that humans can advance to Thetan-stage, which sounds like being an extraterrestial).

After the talk, Kim and I formulated two (2) experiments for me to do:



1_C O N N E C T I O N B E T W E E N
H U M A N & I N N E R A L I E N :

Audiovisual hypnosis video
(open QuickTime Player)

WHY
HOW
WHAT


2_C O N N E C T I O N B E T W E E N
H U M A N & A L I E N :

for this, I have only sketches and initial ideas of what to do.

* souveniers for aliens
* Flag of Intergalactic Peace (see sketches)

WHY
HOW
WHAT
This is a 3D printed alien head I made before spring break, during a Station Skill class. The idea of this experiment was to get familiar with 3D printers, so that I can use them in my further experiments (if necessary).

However, this alien head reminds me of souveniers: tangible memories of visiting an unfamiliar culture.

For the coming weeks, I'm interested in pursuing this idea further.


I used QLONE app to 3D scan my model.
I made analog + digital collages

For me, this was a way to brainstorm ideas for the hypnosis video.
E X P E R I M E N T S A N D P R O T O T Y P E S >>
On Friday 22.2. I had a talk with my Minor teacher.
We discussed topics such as Space Force, Roswell, The Last Pictures (project by Trevor Paglen), Arecibo message, Arrival (movie). She encouraged me to keep an open mind and not be fixated with one idea only.

Afterwards I looked into geocentrism and heliocentrism.
In a way, I believe that humans still think that they are the center of the universe by emphasising their exceptionalism.

Also, I think that people/humans want to tell stories (to others, but also about themselves). We are a storytelling species. That is a way to connect with one another, and to make sense of the world.


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My minor teacher encouraged me to look into archiving and spend one day researching that topic; how to arrange my files and experiments. I'm planning to clean up my hotglue page, so stay tuned! : D


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