In her pieces Shuli Hallak provides an interesting interpretation into her view on resources. Taking a view passed the understanding of natural resources Hallak chooses to regard the process in which we utilize resources and their extraction. Such subjects as farms, cargo,oil, and coal are all recognized. She captures them in a manner that demonstrates their usage and extraction rather than natural form. This demonstrates our involvement and treatment of natural resources, it makes the viewer observe the pre-usage instead of the post affects. I believe Hallak is trying to make a statement on the impression that we as humans make on resources, and how at the time it appears picturesque, and developmental but later results in destruction and over extraction of the resources in which we so desperately need, It is not to say our use of resources is a bad thing nor is the development of such machinery and concepts for the resources. But that we do need to recognize and understand our direct influence and involvement in the usage of these resources, and how our "hands" and interjections cause effects both positive and negative
One part of the lecture was talking about brain size. Our brains are very large compares to the baboons’ brain, which are known as some of the most social animals. It was talking about how we get pleasure from seeking. I thought this was very interesting, because since our brains are soo much bigger than one of the most social animals, how social are we really supposed to be? Another part that was really interesting is the house size tripled, cars, air travel, plastic use etc all grew. These showings are revealing how we are over consuming. They say that the economy assumes more stuff equals happier people, but does that really mean people are happier. I believe that it is just saying that people are consuming so much that they don’t even have enough room to store it all. That is a huge sign of overconsumption, because people should be able to have in one place all there necessity’s, but instead we are over consuming soo much of things that we don’t really need. It hard to think about this because I know that I have things that I don’t really NEED but yet I still want more. This lecture really made me think more, but I know that I still will over consume, but I feel that I will tone it down A LOT.
10/12/10 Jackie San Fillipo ADPIII Weekly Statements
In lecture this week, we learned some statistics about the correlation between possessions and happiness. While there was a direct relationship between having a minimum amount of money to live, there was none to prove that more possessions make you happy. Today, we have as a population 3 times the amount of things we had in the 50s. However, in the 50s, almost 50% MORE people said that they were “very happy” versus today. We learned that as creatures, we are social beings. A sense of community and family is what we need most to be happy. I like this photo and I like how simply put it is. “Cargo”. The image speaks for itself: it’s a ridiculous amount of stuff and we see this everyday. We are so consumer driven, so career oriented, and so materialistic in this country, that we have lost sight of what is truly important.
This week in lecture, I found the most interesting part to be the correlation between money and happiness. Since World War II the amount of material goods and our consumption has tripled. Because of the amount of stuff that we accumulate, the amount of self-storage facilities has grown significantly. People say that “money can’t buy happiness” and this statement was proven in a study conducted. In 1956, “very happy” peaked and around 50% of people felt that this way, however in 2006, less than 25% of people were “very happy.” Even though we had more stuff in 2006, we were not as happy as we were when we had less, so why do people think that having more stuff will make them happier? At the beginning of the lecture we saw the brain of a baboon, a bush baby and a human. Compared to the size of their skull the bush baby has a smaller brain, the baboon has a relatively big brain and we have the biggest brain in comparison to our skull. This is why we are such social animals. This explains why family and community are the two major things that make us happy, not how much money or stuff you have.
Biologically, we are all consumers. We desire objects, and building, and creating new ideas and objects from already existing materials. The downfall of aspiring to be creative and innovative people is the excessive use of resources that comes along with this experimentation. We, as a collective people, need food, water, shelter, clothing, social spaces, and other personal spaces in order to survive and coexist. The correlation between what we consume and what we need seem far removed in the United States. As discussed in the Lecture this week, our perceived happiness is not directly related to the things that we own and consume. If our friends and family make us happy, than why do we feel the need to consume more than we physically need? This question is seemingly unanswerable and yet is still on a lot of people’s minds. If we cannot easily assess why we over consume, then we can try to assess the kinds of things that we consume. I personally am trying to rethink the kinds of things that I am consuming. I am trying to invest in more durable good, so that they last me longer, and thus reduce my amount of potential waste. I am trying to buy more goods (book, clothes, home furnishings) used rather than new. Rethinking the way that I consume is the first step towards simplification and thus a reduction of my consumer tendencies. As discussed earlier, humans are consumers by nature and it is important to assess the ways in which we consume in order to reduce our impact on the global community in which we are living.
Caleb Moss ADP III Discussion Weekly Statement -10/12/10
Today’ lecture was very interesting, especially the small section about the animals. To show how much more dependant a small animal is. The thing that really caught my attention was how dependent the larger primates were. Since we are so closely related to them it made me realize how dependent we actually are as humans. The size of our skulls can reflect on how much dependant we are, the larger the brain the less dependant you are. Another topic we talked about today in lecture was about the “consumption angle”. It is amazing how much humans consume on a hourly and daily level. It has been found that there is psychological satisfaction in seeking. We as humans find some pleasure in looking for things. “Homo sapiens sapiens – “wise man” or “knowing man”’. Another topic was how much humans collect. Research has shown that since WWII US material goods and consumption has more than tripled. Joe discussed how many self storage businesses were in specific areas and how that can describe what people do in that area. For instance, if there are fewer storage places than maybe people in that area don’t have as much (belongings). At one time self storage was in the top 5 as far as growing industries. Scientists are saying at the rate of consumption we have now, some type of downshift will have to take place in the future. Shuli Hallak had some photos of some of the things discussed in lecture as well such as: shipping crates, and coal. Which are the top two things we consume.
Teresa Dennis ADP III Weekly response 10/11 When Trumpey mentioned Jevons paradox, it went completely over my head, and when I asked for questions, I began to try and piece together a question, but as I was thinking, he moved on. This led me to Wikipedia the paradox and think through it at my own pace. First thing I noticed was that Wikipedia made alto more sense than the lecture. Second, there is this culture of green and efficiency, but this does not seem to be a prominent concern of the rate we are pushing our consumption to. It is like we are widening the opening to a saltshaker, using too much salt on our food and getting heart diseases. Society becomes blinded by greed of getting things immediately and efficiently, not looking at how this could impact the larger picture. Also from our greed, we are driven to believe that money and items can make up happy. While items and money are a great temporary fix, it is not lasting. This is actually something I have been facing in my life. Since I now work so many hours at my job, I can afford to buy the things that I have wanted for years, and so I do. But after I get these, I still do feel that something is missing, and I’ve been realizing that school is killing the time I had to spend with those who were close to me, and I miss it.
Lectures have been quite interesting lately. Sometimes I still have trouble figuring out how some of the lectures are relevant to art. I took some time aside to think through what I am really supposed to be learning in this class. I came to the conclusion that I have to think bigger. Not just in the basic way of making art but of where all of the material I am using comes from and how the materials I am using affects the environment. It also got me thinking in what type of art I want to create and even what type of art I enjoy looking, and listening to. This class has made me much more aware of the every day things I waste/use. It has also made me aware of the materials I used in projects as well. Usually I would just throw away paper if I no longer have use for it but now I see myself saving it and actually using it for other projects. In addition, I try to use materials that are less harmful to the environment. I am trying to avoid using anything that comes in a spray bottle and anything that isn’t in a way biodegradable. I also try to avoid buying materials if possible. As in, I try to use things I already have or just things I find around the school, outside, in my dorm and I even share materials with friends. In the end, I am sure that I will be blessed in various ways for taking this class. Not only will this class make me a better artist, but it will also make me a better person.
In her pieces Shuli Hallak provides an interesting interpretation into her view on resources. Taking a view passed the understanding of natural resources Hallak chooses to regard the process in which we utilize resources and their extraction. Such subjects as farms, cargo,oil, and coal are all recognized. She captures them in a manner that demonstrates their usage and extraction rather than natural form. This demonstrates our involvement and treatment of natural resources, it makes the viewer observe the pre-usage instead of the post affects. I believe Hallak is trying to make a statement on the impression that we as humans make on resources, and how at the time it appears picturesque, and developmental but later results in destruction and over extraction of the resources in which we so desperately need, It is not to say our use of resources is a bad thing nor is the development of such machinery and concepts for the resources. But that we do need to recognize and understand our direct influence and involvement in the usage of these resources, and how our "hands" and interjections cause effects both positive and negative
ReplyDeleteSam Goldman
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10/11/10
lecture Response
One part of the lecture was talking about brain size. Our brains are very large compares to the baboons’ brain, which are known as some of the most social animals. It was talking about how we get pleasure from seeking. I thought this was very interesting, because since our brains are soo much bigger than one of the most social animals, how social are we really supposed to be? Another part that was really interesting is the house size tripled, cars, air travel, plastic use etc all grew. These showings are revealing how we are over consuming. They say that the economy assumes more stuff equals happier people, but does that really mean people are happier. I believe that it is just saying that people are consuming so much that they don’t even have enough room to store it all. That is a huge sign of overconsumption, because people should be able to have in one place all there necessity’s, but instead we are over consuming soo much of things that we don’t really need. It hard to think about this because I know that I have things that I don’t really NEED but yet I still want more. This lecture really made me think more, but I know that I still will over consume, but I feel that I will tone it down A LOT.
10/12/10
ReplyDeleteJackie San Fillipo
ADPIII
Weekly Statements
In lecture this week, we learned some statistics about the correlation between possessions and happiness. While there was a direct relationship between having a minimum amount of money to live, there was none to prove that more possessions make you happy. Today, we have as a population 3 times the amount of things we had in the 50s. However, in the 50s, almost 50% MORE people said that they were “very happy” versus today. We learned that as creatures, we are social beings. A sense of community and family is what we need most to be happy. I like this photo and I like how simply put it is. “Cargo”. The image speaks for itself: it’s a ridiculous amount of stuff and we see this everyday. We are so consumer driven, so career oriented, and so materialistic in this country, that we have lost sight of what is truly important.
Lindsay Avino
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Weekly Statement 10/12
This week in lecture, I found the most interesting part to be the correlation between money and happiness. Since World War II the amount of material goods and our consumption has tripled. Because of the amount of stuff that we accumulate, the amount of self-storage facilities has grown significantly. People say that “money can’t buy happiness” and this statement was proven in a study conducted. In 1956, “very happy” peaked and around 50% of people felt that this way, however in 2006, less than 25% of people were “very happy.” Even though we had more stuff in 2006, we were not as happy as we were when we had less, so why do people think that having more stuff will make them happier? At the beginning of the lecture we saw the brain of a baboon, a bush baby and a human. Compared to the size of their skull the bush baby has a smaller brain, the baboon has a relatively big brain and we have the biggest brain in comparison to our skull. This is why we are such social animals. This explains why family and community are the two major things that make us happy, not how much money or stuff you have.
Caitlin Murphy
ReplyDelete12 October 2010
Weekly Statement
Consumerisms
Biologically, we are all consumers. We desire objects, and building, and creating new ideas and objects from already existing materials. The downfall of aspiring to be creative and innovative people is the excessive use of resources that comes along with this experimentation. We, as a collective people, need food, water, shelter, clothing, social spaces, and other personal spaces in order to survive and coexist. The correlation between what we consume and what we need seem far removed in the United States. As discussed in the Lecture this week, our perceived happiness is not directly related to the things that we own and consume. If our friends and family make us happy, than why do we feel the need to consume more than we physically need?
This question is seemingly unanswerable and yet is still on a lot of people’s minds. If we cannot easily assess why we over consume, then we can try to assess the kinds of things that we consume. I personally am trying to rethink the kinds of things that I am consuming. I am trying to invest in more durable good, so that they last me longer, and thus reduce my amount of potential waste. I am trying to buy more goods (book, clothes, home furnishings) used rather than new. Rethinking the way that I consume is the first step towards simplification and thus a reduction of my consumer tendencies. As discussed earlier, humans are consumers by nature and it is important to assess the ways in which we consume in order to reduce our impact on the global community in which we are living.
Caleb Moss
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Weekly Statement
-10/12/10
Today’ lecture was very interesting, especially the small section about the animals. To show how much more dependant a small animal is. The thing that really caught my attention was how dependent the larger primates were. Since we are so closely related to them it made me realize how dependent we actually are as humans. The size of our skulls can reflect on how much dependant we are, the larger the brain the less dependant you are. Another topic we talked about today in lecture was about the “consumption angle”. It is amazing how much humans consume on a hourly and daily level. It has been found that there is psychological satisfaction in seeking. We as humans find some pleasure in looking for things. “Homo sapiens sapiens – “wise man” or “knowing man”’. Another topic was how much humans collect. Research has shown that since WWII US material goods and consumption has more than tripled. Joe discussed how many self storage businesses were in specific areas and how that can describe what people do in that area. For instance, if there are fewer storage places than maybe people in that area don’t have as much (belongings). At one time self storage was in the top 5 as far as growing industries. Scientists are saying at the rate of consumption we have now, some type of downshift will have to take place in the future. Shuli Hallak had some photos of some of the things discussed in lecture as well such as: shipping crates, and coal. Which are the top two things we consume.
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Weekly response 10/11
When Trumpey mentioned Jevons paradox, it went completely over my head, and when I asked for questions, I began to try and piece together a question, but as I was thinking, he moved on. This led me to Wikipedia the paradox and think through it at my own pace. First thing I noticed was that Wikipedia made alto more sense than the lecture. Second, there is this culture of green and efficiency, but this does not seem to be a prominent concern of the rate we are pushing our consumption to. It is like we are widening the opening to a saltshaker, using too much salt on our food and getting heart diseases. Society becomes blinded by greed of getting things immediately and efficiently, not looking at how this could impact the larger picture.
Also from our greed, we are driven to believe that money and items can make up happy. While items and money are a great temporary fix, it is not lasting. This is actually something I have been facing in my life. Since I now work so many hours at my job, I can afford to buy the things that I have wanted for years, and so I do. But after I get these, I still do feel that something is missing, and I’ve been realizing that school is killing the time I had to spend with those who were close to me, and I miss it.
Rebecca Aguilar
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Lectures have been quite interesting lately. Sometimes I still have trouble figuring out how some of the lectures are relevant to art. I took some time aside to think through what I am really supposed to be learning in this class. I came to the conclusion that I have to think bigger. Not just in the basic way of making art but of where all of the material I am using comes from and how the materials I am using affects the environment. It also got me thinking in what type of art I want to create and even what type of art I enjoy looking, and listening to.
This class has made me much more aware of the every day things I waste/use. It has also made me aware of the materials I used in projects as well. Usually I would just throw away paper if I no longer have use for it but now I see myself saving it and actually using it for other projects. In addition, I try to use materials that are less harmful to the environment. I am trying to avoid using anything that comes in a spray bottle and anything that isn’t in a way biodegradable. I also try to avoid buying materials if possible. As in, I try to use things I already have or just things I find around the school, outside, in my dorm and I even share materials with friends. In the end, I am sure that I will be blessed in various ways for taking this class. Not only will this class make me a better artist, but it will also make me a better person.