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[Applause] what’s this well it’s a gift of course I
what’s this well it’s a gift of course I
what’s this well it’s a gift of course I mean you can tell by the bow on it and
mean you can tell by the bow on it and
mean you can tell by the bow on it and the beautiful way it’s presented but we
the beautiful way it’s presented but we
the beautiful way it’s presented but we don’t know what it is I mean we don’t
don’t know what it is I mean we don’t
don’t know what it is I mean we don’t know what’s inside of it and if we did
know what’s inside of it and if we did
know what’s inside of it and if we did it wouldn’t be the same because this
it wouldn’t be the same because this
it wouldn’t be the same because this gift is about not knowing these bars of
gift is about not knowing these bars of
gift is about not knowing these bars of soap or just bars or soap but if you
soap or just bars or soap but if you
soap or just bars or soap but if you dress them up right they’re gifts
dress them up right they’re gifts
dress them up right they’re gifts because a gift is about the experience
because a gift is about the experience
because a gift is about the experience of the gift not about the thing when we
of the gift not about the thing when we
of the gift not about the thing when we receive a gift we receive a moment of
receive a gift we receive a moment of
receive a gift we receive a moment of generosity a moment of being seen a
generosity a moment of being seen a
generosity a moment of being seen a moment of recognition that the
moment of recognition that the
moment of recognition that the relationship between me and you has real
relationship between me and you has real
relationship between me and you has real value for the last 15 years in my work
value for the last 15 years in my work
value for the last 15 years in my work as a writer and an artist and the
as a writer and an artist and the
as a writer and an artist and the director of the performance group
director of the performance group
director of the performance group Odyssey works I’ve been fascinated with
Odyssey works I’ve been fascinated with
Odyssey works I’ve been fascinated with this notion gifts are not things what
this notion gifts are not things what
this notion gifts are not things what else functions this way what else is
else functions this way what else is
else functions this way what else is primarily the facilitator of an
primarily the facilitator of an
primarily the facilitator of an experience rather than an object if this
experience rather than an object if this
experience rather than an object if this isn’t a thing what is it so it’s fun or
isn’t a thing what is it so it’s fun or
isn’t a thing what is it so it’s fun or maybe terror or some clever way for me
maybe terror or some clever way for me
maybe terror or some clever way for me to hide my own abounding loneliness or
to hide my own abounding loneliness or
to hide my own abounding loneliness or this is fear of hives or maybe it’s a
this is fear of hives or maybe it’s a
this is fear of hives or maybe it’s a mnemonic reminder of a childhood
mnemonic reminder of a childhood
mnemonic reminder of a childhood favorite comic strip or this is sublime
favorite comic strip or this is sublime
favorite comic strip or this is sublime entrance of beauty into the gritty
entrance of beauty into the gritty
entrance of beauty into the gritty mundane or the latest way that your kid
mundane or the latest way that your kid
mundane or the latest way that your kid is trying to kill himself
is trying to kill himself
is trying to kill himself the point is that after all these years
the point is that after all these years
the point is that after all these years I no longer believe in things I mean I
I no longer believe in things I mean I
I no longer believe in things I mean I know they exist but I don’t have much
know they exist but I don’t have much
know they exist but I don’t have much faith in them things want you to believe
faith in them things want you to believe
faith in them things want you to believe that they’re the whole point of the
that they’re the whole point of the
that they’re the whole point of the design process but I’d like to convert
design process but I’d like to convert
design process but I’d like to convert you to my fault system because once we
you to my fault system because once we
you to my fault system because once we get past
get past
get past the thing in the design process we can
the thing in the design process we can
the thing in the design process we can begin to make what we have in fact been
begin to make what we have in fact been
begin to make what we have in fact been making all along which is experiences in
making all along which is experiences in
making all along which is experiences in 2001 I took a long walk on the beautiful
2001 I took a long walk on the beautiful
2001 I took a long walk on the beautiful cliffs of Big Sur in California with my
cliffs of Big Sur in California with my
cliffs of Big Sur in California with my friend Matthew Pradhan Matthew was a
friend Matthew Pradhan Matthew was a
friend Matthew Pradhan Matthew was a painter a theater director and I was a
painter a theater director and I was a
painter a theater director and I was a poet and architect and Odyssey works was
poet and architect and Odyssey works was
poet and architect and Odyssey works was born and Odyssey works creates
born and Odyssey works creates
born and Odyssey works creates performances for one person audience if
performances for one person audience if
performances for one person audience if they can be a day long
they can be a day long
they can be a day long week long even months long and when we
week long even months long and when we
week long even months long and when we were making this we were thinking that
were making this we were thinking that
were making this we were thinking that this could be a project
this could be a project
this could be a project we’re in we weren’t focused on things
we’re in we weren’t focused on things
we’re in we weren’t focused on things anymore and we could really put our
anymore and we could really put our
anymore and we could really put our attention into making art that blew
attention into making art that blew
attention into making art that blew people’s minds we no longer had to worry
people’s minds we no longer had to worry
people’s minds we no longer had to worry about the difference between poetry and
about the difference between poetry and
about the difference between poetry and prose between architecture and theory
prose between architecture and theory
prose between architecture and theory between graphic design and film
between graphic design and film
between graphic design and film all we needed was an intimate and deeply
all we needed was an intimate and deeply
all we needed was an intimate and deeply empathetic understanding of our audience
empathetic understanding of our audience
empathetic understanding of our audience we started by picking an audience member
we started by picking an audience member
we started by picking an audience member and studying them intensely you’ve read
and studying them intensely you’ve read
and studying them intensely you’ve read all the books they read we we got to
all the books they read we we got to
all the books they read we we got to know the music they loved we became
know the music they loved we became
know the music they loved we became friends with their friends and family
friends with their friends and family
friends with their friends and family even their enemies and when we knew them
even their enemies and when we knew them
even their enemies and when we knew them well enough we gathered artists together
well enough we gathered artists together
well enough we gathered artists together in many different disciplines we asked
in many different disciplines we asked
in many different disciplines we asked them to put aside their territoriality
them to put aside their territoriality
them to put aside their territoriality and to collaborate in the creation of
and to collaborate in the creation of
and to collaborate in the creation of complete experiences what resulted was
complete experiences what resulted was
complete experiences what resulted was this and this and this we took them on
this and this and this we took them on
this and this and this we took them on adventures we composed strange pieces of
adventures we composed strange pieces of
adventures we composed strange pieces of music for them we wrote books that spoke
music for them we wrote books that spoke
music for them we wrote books that spoke directly to them we buried them alive we
directly to them we buried them alive we
directly to them we buried them alive we wrapped them in cocoons we sent them off
wrapped them in cocoons we sent them off
wrapped them in cocoons we sent them off on pilgrimages and the results were
on pilgrimages and the results were
on pilgrimages and the results were transformative after their performances
transformative after their performances
transformative after their performances our participants that’s what we call
our participants that’s what we call
our participants that’s what we call them they changed their lives they they
them they changed their lives they they
them they changed their lives they they left marriages they left jobs they
left marriages they left jobs they
left marriages they left jobs they started new careers they moved usually
started new careers they moved usually
started new careers they moved usually they did many of these things take their
they did many of these things take their
they did many of these things take their for instance there is a Native American
for instance there is a Native American
for instance there is a Native American and a lover of art Derek could sit
and a lover of art Derek could sit
and a lover of art Derek could sit in front of a painting for 45 minutes
in front of a painting for 45 minutes
in front of a painting for 45 minutes just taking it in here she’s in the
just taking it in here she’s in the
just taking it in here she’s in the middle of the performance Odyssey works
middle of the performance Odyssey works
middle of the performance Odyssey works made for her in 2014
made for her in 2014
made for her in 2014 she’s about to be unblind folded and
she’s about to be unblind folded and
she’s about to be unblind folded and released into a museum tour already in
released into a museum tour already in
released into a museum tour already in progress everything seems normal
progress everything seems normal
progress everything seems normal the tour guide the people on the tour
the tour guide the people on the tour
the tour guide the people on the tour the museum first piece they look at is
the museum first piece they look at is
the museum first piece they look at is this
this
this it’s a bust by a Native American artist
it’s a bust by a Native American artist
it’s a bust by a Native American artist Judas Locke they spend five minutes
Judas Locke they spend five minutes
Judas Locke they spend five minutes their next piece is this one seven
their next piece is this one seven
their next piece is this one seven Yorkshire landscapes by David Hockney
Yorkshire landscapes by David Hockney
Yorkshire landscapes by David Hockney here they spend 15 minutes it’s a little
here they spend 15 minutes it’s a little
here they spend 15 minutes it’s a little meditative people join the group and
meditative people join the group and
meditative people join the group and Dara’s beginning to realize that we’ve
Dara’s beginning to realize that we’ve
Dara’s beginning to realize that we’ve redesigned the museum to invite people
redesigned the museum to invite people
redesigned the museum to invite people into her way of seeing the final piece
into her way of seeing the final piece
into her way of seeing the final piece this one ant I’m asked by cornelia
this one ant I’m asked by cornelia
this one ant I’m asked by cornelia parker a lot of people have joined the
parker a lot of people have joined the
parker a lot of people have joined the group now where some 50 odd souls the
group now where some 50 odd souls the
group now where some 50 odd souls the room is almost full we spend 45 minutes
room is almost full we spend 45 minutes
room is almost full we spend 45 minutes there just taking it in this is what
there just taking it in this is what
there just taking it in this is what should happen in a museum but it never
should happen in a museum but it never
should happen in a museum but it never does it was so strange in fact that the
does it was so strange in fact that the
does it was so strange in fact that the museum guards didn’t know what to make
museum guards didn’t know what to make
museum guards didn’t know what to make of us one was overheard asking what is
of us one was overheard asking what is
of us one was overheard asking what is he doing and the other one said looking
he doing and the other one said looking
he doing and the other one said looking at the art I think it was a small change
at the art I think it was a small change
at the art I think it was a small change just slowing down our viewing but it was
just slowing down our viewing but it was
just slowing down our viewing but it was transformative after this dare changed
transformative after this dare changed
transformative after this dare changed almost everything in her life we think
almost everything in her life we think
almost everything in her life we think of a museum as a building containing
of a museum as a building containing
of a museum as a building containing objects as a collection of things but
objects as a collection of things but
objects as a collection of things but I’d like to suggest that on that day in
I’d like to suggest that on that day in
I’d like to suggest that on that day in 2014 the de Young Museum in San
2014 the de Young Museum in San
2014 the de Young Museum in San Francisco was no longer a thing but a
Francisco was no longer a thing but a
Francisco was no longer a thing but a very specific experience that we had
very specific experience that we had
very specific experience that we had designed abstract enough yet no okay
designed abstract enough yet no okay
designed abstract enough yet no okay then how about this question what does a
then how about this question what does a
then how about this question what does a story look like how much does it weigh
story look like how much does it weigh
story look like how much does it weigh it seems absurd but it’s not really I
it seems absurd but it’s not really I
it seems absurd but it’s not really I mean we know that a story is bigger than
mean we know that a story is bigger than
mean we know that a story is bigger than the things that contain the story and if
the things that contain the story and if
the things that contain the story and if we know this about stories how do we
we know this about stories how do we
we know this about stories how do we stop there why for instance do we think
stop there why for instance do we think
stop there why for instance do we think of a home simply as
of a home simply as
of a home simply as this is what happens when you design a
this is what happens when you design a
this is what happens when you design a house to be a home based on windows and
house to be a home based on windows and
house to be a home based on windows and doors I mean look at these kids have you
doors I mean look at these kids have you
doors I mean look at these kids have you ever seen kids play so neatly on such a
ever seen kids play so neatly on such a
ever seen kids play so neatly on such a clean white floor and here’s a house
clean white floor and here’s a house
clean white floor and here’s a house that I’ve recently designed in upstate
that I’ve recently designed in upstate
that I’ve recently designed in upstate New York this is where what I’m talking
New York this is where what I’m talking
New York this is where what I’m talking about moves from semantics to real
about moves from semantics to real
about moves from semantics to real practice the dwell magazine house looks
practice the dwell magazine house looks
practice the dwell magazine house looks great in pictures because it’s designed
great in pictures because it’s designed
great in pictures because it’s designed to look great in pictures but if you
to look great in pictures but if you
to look great in pictures but if you think of a house of a home as a site for
think of a house of a home as a site for
think of a house of a home as a site for living as a constellation of design
living as a constellation of design
living as a constellation of design choices chosen to facilitate light then
choices chosen to facilitate light then
choices chosen to facilitate light then what you end up with are these two
what you end up with are these two
what you end up with are these two lovely young ladies laughing and
lovely young ladies laughing and
lovely young ladies laughing and spinning and what more do you want from
spinning and what more do you want from
spinning and what more do you want from a home really anyway so when I was in
a home really anyway so when I was in
a home really anyway so when I was in architecture school I loved the
architecture school I loved the
architecture school I loved the architecture of IM Pei especially this
architecture of IM Pei especially this
architecture of IM Pei especially this one which is the Johnson Museum of Art
one which is the Johnson Museum of Art
one which is the Johnson Museum of Art in Ithaca New York and it happened that
in Ithaca New York and it happened that
in Ithaca New York and it happened that my architecture professor Sofia
my architecture professor Sofia
my architecture professor Sofia Christie’s had worked in pays office and
Christie’s had worked in pays office and
Christie’s had worked in pays office and she told a story about that time when
she told a story about that time when
she told a story about that time when they were working on the Rock and Roll
they were working on the Rock and Roll
they were working on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and she said
Hall of Fame in Cleveland and she said
Hall of Fame in Cleveland and she said that Pei gathered the junior architects
that Pei gathered the junior architects
that Pei gathered the junior architects around and he said something like I see
around and he said something like I see
around and he said something like I see a darkness leading to a light followed
a darkness leading to a light followed
a darkness leading to a light followed by a sense of enclosure it was cryptic I
by a sense of enclosure it was cryptic I
by a sense of enclosure it was cryptic I know but this is why his work was so
know but this is why his work was so
know but this is why his work was so great he was thinking about architecture
great he was thinking about architecture
great he was thinking about architecture as we think about a gift as a as a
as we think about a gift as a as a
as we think about a gift as a as a collection of possible experiences that
collection of possible experiences that
collection of possible experiences that are activated when a person engages with
are activated when a person engages with
are activated when a person engages with it the gift then is the key to this
it the gift then is the key to this
it the gift then is the key to this thing this way of working when you get
thing this way of working when you get
thing this way of working when you get your mother a gift you don’t think oh
your mother a gift you don’t think oh
your mother a gift you don’t think oh what object does she need but how do I
what object does she need but how do I
what object does she need but how do I want that moment to happen
want that moment to happen
want that moment to happen do I want her to feel surprised perhaps
do I want her to feel surprised perhaps
do I want her to feel surprised perhaps I should wrap it or hide it or do I want
I should wrap it or hide it or do I want
I should wrap it or hide it or do I want her to feel known maybe I should find
her to feel known maybe I should find
her to feel known maybe I should find her that very thing that she loves maybe
her that very thing that she loves maybe
her that very thing that she loves maybe that out-of-print Abba record in the
that out-of-print Abba record in the
that out-of-print Abba record in the original Swedish any experience
original Swedish any experience
original Swedish any experience can function like a gift all we need to
can function like a gift all we need to
can function like a gift all we need to do is abandon the fetish of the thing
do is abandon the fetish of the thing
do is abandon the fetish of the thing and we can be free to find the object
and we can be free to find the object
and we can be free to find the object that best suits our aims how far can we
that best suits our aims how far can we
that best suits our aims how far can we take this Odyssey works as 2013
take this Odyssey works as 2013
take this Odyssey works as 2013 performance began with a book and in
performance began with a book and in
performance began with a book and in this performance we wanted to see how
this performance we wanted to see how
this performance we wanted to see how much more deeply the experience of story
much more deeply the experience of story
much more deeply the experience of story could be had if we could liberate it
could be had if we could liberate it
could be had if we could liberate it from the confines of the book this
from the confines of the book this
from the confines of the book this children’s book was written for our
children’s book was written for our
children’s book was written for our participant Rick Moody the author to
participant Rick Moody the author to
participant Rick Moody the author to give to his five-year-old daughter the
give to his five-year-old daughter the
give to his five-year-old daughter the family priest handed it to him and he
family priest handed it to him and he
family priest handed it to him and he read it to her it followed a young girl
read it to her it followed a young girl
read it to her it followed a young girl as she drew a chalk door on the sidewalk
as she drew a chalk door on the sidewalk
as she drew a chalk door on the sidewalk and stepped in and when she did she was
and stepped in and when she did she was
and stepped in and when she did she was in her own magic secret room inside
in her own magic secret room inside
in her own magic secret room inside there was a picture of a prairie to look
there was a picture of a prairie to look
there was a picture of a prairie to look at there was music to listen to books to
at there was music to listen to books to
at there was music to listen to books to read it was a success it went into
read it was a success it went into
read it was a success it went into regular bedtime circulation and after
regular bedtime circulation and after
regular bedtime circulation and after Rick had largely committed it to memory
Rick had largely committed it to memory
Rick had largely committed it to memory as parents do we sent him to an address
as parents do we sent him to an address
as parents do we sent him to an address in downtown Brooklyn this place
in downtown Brooklyn this place
in downtown Brooklyn this place Rick’s secret room in it was that same
Rick’s secret room in it was that same
Rick’s secret room in it was that same picture of a prairie and there was music
picture of a prairie and there was music
picture of a prairie and there was music for him to listen to and there was a
for him to listen to and there was a
for him to listen to and there was a book for him to read it was this book
book for him to read it was this book
book for him to read it was this book this journal which followed the
this journal which followed the
this journal which followed the adventures of men who had heard an
adventures of men who had heard an
adventures of men who had heard an incredible piece of music played on the
incredible piece of music played on the
incredible piece of music played on the cello by a woman in an apartment window
cello by a woman in an apartment window
cello by a woman in an apartment window and it followed him on a search to find
and it followed him on a search to find
and it followed him on a search to find that woman again every week Rick went
that woman again every week Rick went
that woman again every week Rick went back to his secret room and every week
back to his secret room and every week
back to his secret room and every week the story in the journal had been
the story in the journal had been
the story in the journal had been developed just a little further and then
developed just a little further and then
developed just a little further and then before his final trip to his secret room
before his final trip to his secret room
before his final trip to his secret room Rick’s friend Randy sent him a link to a
Rick’s friend Randy sent him a link to a
Rick’s friend Randy sent him a link to a book review at NY Times books calm this
book review at NY Times books calm this
book review at NY Times books calm this one and as he read it he realized this
one and as he read it he realized this
one and as he read it he realized this was the review of the book he’d been
was the review of the book he’d been
was the review of the book he’d been reading had we just been hand copying
reading had we just been hand copying
reading had we just been hand copying some book that had just come out or had
some book that had just come out or had
some book that had just come out or had we somehow hacked the New York Times the
we somehow hacked the New York Times the
we somehow hacked the New York Times the mystery grew and then after his final
mystery grew and then after his final
mystery grew and then after his final visit to the secret room I ran into him
visit to the secret room I ran into him
visit to the secret room I ran into him on the street and we went for a walk and
on the street and we went for a walk and
on the street and we went for a walk and we talked about music powerful
we talked about music powerful
we talked about music powerful experience of music that we’d had
experience of music that we’d had
experience of music that we’d had in our lives and we rounded a corner my
in our lives and we rounded a corner my
in our lives and we rounded a corner my car pulled up we got in and continued
car pulled up we got in and continued
car pulled up we got in and continued our conversation totally engrossed and
our conversation totally engrossed and
our conversation totally engrossed and then we ended up at LaGuardia Airport
then we ended up at LaGuardia Airport
then we ended up at LaGuardia Airport and I open the trunk and I pulled out
and I open the trunk and I pulled out
and I open the trunk and I pulled out his suitcase and I pulled out his
his suitcase and I pulled out his
his suitcase and I pulled out his passport and he stuck in the machine and
passport and he stuck in the machine and
passport and he stuck in the machine and I said yeah you’re on your way to Regina
I said yeah you’re on your way to Regina
I said yeah you’re on your way to Regina Saskatchewan he was on his way on a
Saskatchewan he was on his way on a
Saskatchewan he was on his way on a journey he left it was the same journey
journey he left it was the same journey
journey he left it was the same journey of course that the journalist in the
of course that the journalist in the
of course that the journalist in the journal had gone on it was it was a
journal had gone on it was it was a
journal had gone on it was it was a parallel journey and he of course was
parallel journey and he of course was
parallel journey and he of course was also searching for the cellist on the
also searching for the cellist on the
also searching for the cellist on the second leg of his journey a man walking
second leg of his journey a man walking
second leg of his journey a man walking down the aisle handed him a piece of
down the aisle handed him a piece of
down the aisle handed him a piece of paper and said I think you dropped this
paper and said I think you dropped this
paper and said I think you dropped this it was this this strange and illegible
it was this this strange and illegible
it was this this strange and illegible score in the mystery built and then then
score in the mystery built and then then
score in the mystery built and then then he arrived in Regina and he spent the
he arrived in Regina and he spent the
he arrived in Regina and he spent the night in a cheap motel there
night in a cheap motel there
night in a cheap motel there Regina is a city bounded by by Prairie
Regina is a city bounded by by Prairie
Regina is a city bounded by by Prairie it’s clearly that same Prairie in the
it’s clearly that same Prairie in the
it’s clearly that same Prairie in the story already this this story has moved
story already this this story has moved
story already this this story has moved from children’s book to installation to
from children’s book to installation to
from children’s book to installation to notebook to online citation from
notebook to online citation from
notebook to online citation from absurdity to extremity and in and out of
absurdity to extremity and in and out of
absurdity to extremity and in and out of the tempos of performance and travel was
the tempos of performance and travel was
the tempos of performance and travel was that interrogation by Canadian border
that interrogation by Canadian border
that interrogation by Canadian border security part of it was that strange
security part of it was that strange
security part of it was that strange feedback form from the days in part of
feedback form from the days in part of
feedback form from the days in part of it I especially like this part it says
it I especially like this part it says
it I especially like this part it says did you find that despite the generic
did you find that despite the generic
did you find that despite the generic nature of the hotel that had a certain
nature of the hotel that had a certain
nature of the hotel that had a certain accidental charm Rick just wrote no no
accidental charm Rick just wrote no no
accidental charm Rick just wrote no no so in the morning he was driven out of
so in the morning he was driven out of
so in the morning he was driven out of town and as the city faded beneath the
town and as the city faded beneath the
town and as the city faded beneath the horizon the Prairie came up to meet them
horizon the Prairie came up to meet them
horizon the Prairie came up to meet them the truck stopped and Rick got out and
the truck stopped and Rick got out and
the truck stopped and Rick got out and there’s the field and off in the field
there’s the field and off in the field
there’s the field and off in the field was this was this construction and he
was this was this construction and he
was this was this construction and he knew he knew he’d arrived and so he
knew he knew he’d arrived and so he
knew he knew he’d arrived and so he walked towards it towards this room this
walked towards it towards this room this
walked towards it towards this room this room which of course was the final
room which of course was the final
room which of course was the final secret room and then he started to hear
secret room and then he started to hear
secret room and then he started to hear the music and then he saw her he was in
the music and then he saw her he was in
the music and then he saw her he was in the Prairie in that Prairie from all the
the Prairie in that Prairie from all the
the Prairie in that Prairie from all the pictures and he was in another secret
pictures and he was in another secret
pictures and he was in another secret room in this
room in this
room in this room was beautiful not just because of
room was beautiful not just because of
room was beautiful not just because of the power of this moment not just
the power of this moment not just
the power of this moment not just because of the beauty of the music but
because of the beauty of the music but
because of the beauty of the music but because of all the threads of narrative
because of all the threads of narrative
because of all the threads of narrative that had woven together to make this
that had woven together to make this
that had woven together to make this moment possible later when we asked him
moment possible later when we asked him
moment possible later when we asked him about the experience rick said to us
about the experience rick said to us
about the experience rick said to us I’ll always have Canada so what does the
I’ll always have Canada so what does the
I’ll always have Canada so what does the story look like it looks like all these
story look like it looks like all these
story look like it looks like all these things but it also looks like this this
things but it also looks like this this
things but it also looks like this this is the diagram of the story as it moves
is the diagram of the story as it moves
is the diagram of the story as it moves from form to form to form as it covers
from form to form to form as it covers
from form to form to form as it covers each line here a different modality the
each line here a different modality the
each line here a different modality the journey the text the music the live
journey the text the music the live
journey the text the music the live performance each moving like a
performance each moving like a
performance each moving like a shape-shifter towards the climax in
shape-shifter towards the climax in
shape-shifter towards the climax in Canada now if you still stubbornly
Canada now if you still stubbornly
Canada now if you still stubbornly believe in things they’re a heck of a
believe in things they’re a heck of a
believe in things they’re a heck of a lot of different projects here but if
lot of different projects here but if
lot of different projects here but if you think of a story as a single
you think of a story as a single
you think of a story as a single experience one that moves through
experience one that moves through
experience one that moves through different modalities there’s only one
different modalities there’s only one
different modalities there’s only one and it’s played out in the consciousness
and it’s played out in the consciousness
and it’s played out in the consciousness of its recipient the old mode of object
of its recipient the old mode of object
of its recipient the old mode of object obsessed specialization has got to go
obsessed specialization has got to go
obsessed specialization has got to go the design of the future is experiential
the design of the future is experiential
the design of the future is experiential and that that’s a great thing that means
and that that’s a great thing that means
and that that’s a great thing that means that designers must think not only of
that designers must think not only of
that designers must think not only of how the app moves from one page to the
how the app moves from one page to the
how the app moves from one page to the next noting pain points and how hard it
next noting pain points and how hard it
next noting pain points and how hard it is to hit the pay button but what it’s
is to hit the pay button but what it’s
is to hit the pay button but what it’s like ordering bananas on a handheld
like ordering bananas on a handheld
like ordering bananas on a handheld device and and what that does to your
device and and what that does to your
device and and what that does to your sense of nourishment and to your
sense of nourishment and to your
sense of nourishment and to your understanding of the farmers who created
understanding of the farmers who created
understanding of the farmers who created that banana likewise architects must
that banana likewise architects must
that banana likewise architects must think not only of the doors and the
think not only of the doors and the
think not only of the doors and the windows but about who might stand in
windows but about who might stand in
windows but about who might stand in that bedroom wearing that bathrobe
that bedroom wearing that bathrobe
that bedroom wearing that bathrobe looking out that window
looking out that window
looking out that window at that lake and wonder how to put her
at that lake and wonder how to put her
at that lake and wonder how to put her life back on the right path again they
life back on the right path again they
life back on the right path again they must think about this this and the lives
must think about this this and the lives
must think about this this and the lives of the people who built the building and
of the people who built the building and
of the people who built the building and how the air in the neighborhood is
how the air in the neighborhood is
how the air in the neighborhood is choked by the fumes from that furnace
choked by the fumes from that furnace
choked by the fumes from that furnace and how putting that building there
and how putting that building there
and how putting that building there all the rhythms of life around it as he
all the rhythms of life around it as he
all the rhythms of life around it as he works his twenty twelve piece was for
works his twenty twelve piece was for
works his twenty twelve piece was for louder loud us from Argentina
louder loud us from Argentina
louder loud us from Argentina allowed a loved the stories of jorge
allowed a loved the stories of jorge
allowed a loved the stories of jorge luis borges with their strange
luis borges with their strange
luis borges with their strange intelligent and powerfully complex plots
intelligent and powerfully complex plots
intelligent and powerfully complex plots and so she was really excited when her
and so she was really excited when her
and so she was really excited when her partner handed her this book it was
partner handed her this book it was
partner handed her this book it was written by an Argentine and resolutely
written by an Argentine and resolutely
written by an Argentine and resolutely bore hazing and the stories in it really
bore hazing and the stories in it really
bore hazing and the stories in it really related to her life she felt connected
related to her life she felt connected
related to her life she felt connected to them they talked about story and they
to them they talked about story and they
to them they talked about story and they talked about sound and the relationship
talked about sound and the relationship
talked about sound and the relationship between them and she read it with
between them and she read it with
between them and she read it with interest and then put it down when she
interest and then put it down when she
interest and then put it down when she picked it up again it looked like this
picked it up again it looked like this
picked it up again it looked like this half the paragraphs were gone only the
half the paragraphs were gone only the
half the paragraphs were gone only the paragraphs relating to sound and music
paragraphs relating to sound and music
paragraphs relating to sound and music remained she kept reading and then put
remained she kept reading and then put
remained she kept reading and then put it down I had to go when she came back
it down I had to go when she came back
it down I had to go when she came back again it looked like this
again it looked like this
again it looked like this only the sound words remained and the
only the sound words remained and the
only the sound words remained and the story all stories eventually deteriorate
story all stories eventually deteriorate
story all stories eventually deteriorate into sound the story was in fact so
into sound the story was in fact so
into sound the story was in fact so powerful that had burst out of the
powerful that had burst out of the
powerful that had burst out of the confines of the book and the book itself
confines of the book and the book itself
confines of the book and the book itself had begun to deteriorate the story had
had begun to deteriorate the story had
had begun to deteriorate the story had broken from the object and become what
broken from the object and become what
broken from the object and become what it always had been an experience and
it always had been an experience and
it always had been an experience and this is the point when you move past
this is the point when you move past
this is the point when you move past objects in the design progress process
objects in the design progress process
objects in the design progress process all that’s left are the experiences of
all that’s left are the experiences of
all that’s left are the experiences of the people involved
the people involved
the people involved this means that anything we design from
this means that anything we design from
this means that anything we design from a teapot to an organizational structure
a teapot to an organizational structure
a teapot to an organizational structure to a performance for an audience of one
to a performance for an audience of one
to a performance for an audience of one is always relational always
is always relational always
is always relational always interpersonal designs affect people and
interpersonal designs affect people and
interpersonal designs affect people and in this design is a fundamentally
in this design is a fundamentally
in this design is a fundamentally ethical project for what is ethics if
ethical project for what is ethics if
ethical project for what is ethics if not the question about how we affect one
not the question about how we affect one
not the question about how we affect one another does your project make the world
another does your project make the world
another does your project make the world more or less fair does it increase or
more or less fair does it increase or
more or less fair does it increase or decrease suffering does it encourage
decrease suffering does it encourage
decrease suffering does it encourage greed or generosity these are questions
greed or generosity these are questions
greed or generosity these are questions that tend to fall outside of the design
that tend to fall outside of the design
that tend to fall outside of the design process but if we’re to make work that
process but if we’re to make work that
process but if we’re to make work that really matters they’re essential just
really matters they’re essential just
really matters they’re essential just asking them has an effect the question
asking them has an effect the question
asking them has an effect the question itself
itself
itself you might say a gift thank you
you might say a gift thank you
you might say a gift thank you [Applause]
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