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| Image 1: Display of Exhibit |
On Tuesday, May 9th, I attended Eli Joteva's Graduate Solo Show here at UCLA. She had a very unique style of art and I enjoyed listening to her speak about her inspiration behind her artwork. Her display was a beautiful combination of art, science and technology.
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| Image 2: Projected Photograph of Dream-Wave Portrai |
When you first walk into her exhibit, displayed on the wall on the left hand side, was a photograph of a dream-wave portrait, as shown to the left. I asked her about her inspiration behind this photograph and she mentioned that she had been studying gamma and beta brain waves and the formulation of memories. She also shared that her dreams have been behind the inspiration of most of her artwork. Joteva was very interested in how people think about their dreams and their future dreams; how people see their future. As you turn the corner to the right, there are three spheres hanging from the ceiling.Each of the spheres contained different environmental elements including wild flowers from the desert, ice, fungi, and sand, and were hung by a rope.
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| Image 3: Me using Virtual Reality Goggles |
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| Image 4: Sphere 1 of 3 |
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| Image 5: Sphere 2 of 3 |
The way she designed her exhibit was to run over a course of 3 days where the ice would melt drop by drop.This way, the spheres will appear slightly different each day, and those who view her artwork will have a different perspective. She was interested in how material disappears over time and how we as humans strive and make attempts at preservation. "Material always turns into something else, we as humans have a desire to preserve and keep things in their natural form" (Joteva). After viewing the three hanging spheres was a virtual reality portion. When you put on the virtual reality goggles, it appears as if you are placed inside the model of one of the spheres. Every direction you avert your eyes while wearing the googles, you are surrounded by the sphere. One of the first things I noticed when I put on the goggles was a glitch that occurred about every other second. I was confused and thought there might have been a technical issue. I asked Eli, and she mentioned that the glitches are on purpose, and they in real time with the sound of the drops of water from one of the hanging spheres. I enjoyed looking through the goggles because it allowed me to view a very close up look at the details of the sphere.
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| Image 6: Sphere 3 of 3 |
The final portion of her exhibit also involved technology. On three very large screens were rotating images of each of the 3 spheres. I enjoyed viewing the spheres in this fashion because it gave you a great 360 degree, detailed view of each sphere.
I thoroughly enjoyed how she intertwined art through her dream-inspired spheres, science through her interest in brain wave patterns, and technology through virtual reality and linking sounds into her exhibit. I enjoyed viewing her work and having the opportunity to speak with her about her inspiration behind it all. She was very approachable and engaging with all those who viewed her work. Seeing art, science and technology all blended together in person was a great experience to witness and I hope to view exhibits in the future that also incorporate all three of these cultures.
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