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# TDM99 Senior Thesis Support: Shirley Chen
**Fall 2022**
**Advisor: Ju Yon Kim**

For her Senior Thesis Project, Shirley is performing a one-woman show at Sackler Oct 21-21. She spent the summer in San Fransisco researching the ***Miss Chinatown USA Pageant***, where she interviewed former contestants and used this data to create four fictional characters who she will play in her production. 

![alt text](https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T0HTW3H0V-F0451Q5K6G1/ezgif.com-gif-maker__45_.gif?pub_secret=ae0c47b970)

In addition to her performance, Shirley plans to set up an **art installation in classroom 112** next to the performance space in Sackler for the duration of her performances.

## How will the Learning Lab support this project?

Jessi (MDF) will support the art installation aspect of this project in two ways:

1. [Support the general curation and design of the space](#General-installation-design/curation)
2. [Provide technological equipment and support for projection in the installation](#Projections)


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## General installation design/curation

<img src="https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T0HTW3H0V-F045D0ADX1N/screen_shot_2022-09-30_at_2.45.02_pm.png?pub_secret=24ab59295a" style="display: inline; width: 231px; margin: 5px" />

<img src="https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T0HTW3H0V-F044P6B7DB5/screen_shot_2022-09-30_at_2.45.12_pm.png?pub_secret=c455054b96" style="display: inline; width: 231px; margin: 7px" />


**What are we doing?**

By pairing objects, physical images, and projection, Jessi will help Shirley design a installation layout that includes 3-4 vignettes:

1. Living Room vignette (vintage household items)
2. Hanging clothing (hanging dresses, gloves, and other fabric from the cieling to create a "sea of satin")
3. Image story-telling (pinning images on the wall to tell stories of real contestants from the pageant)


**What do we need to provide?**

* small hooks to hang from ceiling and hang clothes (they have fishing wire)
* printing out the photos to be pinned on the wall
* magnets? for hanging photos

**When will this happen?****

The space is currently available to start loading in equipment and materials at any time


## Projections


**What are we doing?**

Jessi will set up projectors around the installation 

**What do we need to provide?**

* projectors (1 from us, 2 from her)
* stands/base for projectors to sit on?
* laptops to play projections from

**When will this happen?****

The space is currently available to start loading in equipment and materials at any time.



### LL gear list:
- [ ] 1 projector
- [ ] 3 laptops for projection
- [ ] printed photos
- [ ] magnets
- [ ] hooks for cieling and clips for photos/garments



Next Steps:


- [x] approve gear from LL
- [x] Let Shirley know what we can provide/what she'll need to provide
- [ ] Create a timeline for load-in and install
- [ ] Ask for folders of exactly what she wants printed and the dimensions


### photo installation ideas

![](https://i.imgur.com/pMQrlpu.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/mIWZaPf.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/QpKE76G.jpg)

### timeline 



meeting with shirley 10/5

- [ ] photos plan 
- [ ] projectors plan
- [ ] plan for hanging from cieling (hooks? wire? clips?)
- [ ] show some photo ideas for installation
- [ ] talk about timeline:

- one day next week I can bring over the gear that the learning lab can provide, and we can think about a plan for how things will be set up and final gear that needs to be brought in 
- one day the following week for the LLUFs and I to be your hands, setting up the installation under your direction 




