4851cubicinches’ blog Vox 2007-07-03T21:22:19Z 4851cubicinches http://jasonferguson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d41437da25685e/ Wrapping it up... tag:vox.com,2007-07-03:asset-6a00d41437da25685e00d414481b7d6a47 2007-07-03T21:18:05Z 2007-07-03T21:22:19Z 4851cubicinches http://jasonferguson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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The final days of my stay at Elsewhere were all consuming. I had to complete the core sample project, finalize my secretive collaboration with Monique, and say my goodbyes before jumping on a train early Saturday morning. Unfortunately my bloggin...

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I waited for the optimal day to go through the roof; clear skies, no chance of rain, sunny, and the hottest day of the year to date. It was hot in the house, hotter on the roof, and ridiculous in the crawlspace. I had to be sure that the adhesive ...

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I've been visiting Monique's space daily. She's been doing some intricate performative work removing small patches from the pattern of her dress with a pair of tiny scissors. Although I have been visiting her space regularly, today marks only the ...

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]]> Q, A, and Tofurkey... tag:vox.com,2007-06-16:asset-6a00d41437da25685e00d414446d733c7f 2007-06-16T03:55:02Z 2007-06-16T03:56:25Z 4851cubicinches http://jasonferguson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Lisa and Mary prepared an incredible holiday dinner for their extended family tonight. Georges mother an father joined us and seemed to enjoy the food as well as the conversation. In addition to tofurkey, the meal came complete with cornbread, mas...

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Major accomplishments the other day, too busy to write. Ian and I successfully punched a hole through the first floor ceiling and into the second floor. All of our preparations last week paid off. We couldn't have been more accurate with our estim...

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Monique worked very hard today. She painted her room, covering her previous arrangement of objects (the one I affected) with a drop cloth to keep them paint-free. I am exhausted from working on my core sample all day, I think I'll leave her space ...

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Today marks day two of my secretive collaboration with Monique. I entered her space at about 2am with a video camera on night vision. After photographing the space as she left it, I proceeded to trace the location of every object within the insta...

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Worked hard today. We all did. The crew made a major dent in overdue projects, the artists made progress on their work, and George and Stephanie seemed to be pleased with the outcome. My core sampling is underway. I have two samples complete at t...

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Monique and I have officially begun our experimental collaboration. Earlier I had expressed my interest in systematically disassembling a previous artist's installation and re-installing it as was. Given our unique situation here at Elsewhere, I w...

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Made progress on the core sample today thanks to Ian's help and a lot of problem solving. Many factors are affecting the simple, or not so simple, decision of where to extract the sample from within the space. Conceptual integrity, aesthetic inter...

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