WHAT WE NEED
SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
SPACE
INSTALLATION: 25’x25′ room, the larger, the better. As dark as possible, permits sound from film.
ART EXHIBIT: 10’x3′, can be in same room as installation
LECTURE: Hour long lecture on process. Can be in same room as installation or nearby.
WORKSHOP: Three hour workshop. Seating for 20 people.
EQUIPMENT
INSTALLATION: 5 projector screens, 5 projectors, 5 wireless speakers, 2 laptops, 1 6′ table and 2 chairs.
ART EXHIBIT: 5 easels, easel lights
LECTURE: A/V setup for powerpoint presentation with laptop hookup
WORKSHOP: A/V setup for powerpoint presentation with laptop hookup
*We can supply everything, but the more equipment you can provide, the easier it will be for us to travel.
ONE DAY
9am-12pm
WORKSHOP on Visual Techniques in Psychological Anthropology
2-4pm
Tajen: Interactive INSTALLATION and interactive station / Optional EXHIBIT
4-5pm
LECTURE on Process of Making Tajen and Tajen: Interaction
5-7pm
Tajen: Interactive INSTALLATION and interactive station / Optional EXHIBIT
EXTENDED
TWO DAYS
We can have the workshop and the lecture on another day, or any configuration.
THREE+ DAYS
If there is a space for an extended installation of more than 2 days in a secure space, we can train a volunteer how to turn on/off the equipment and setup and breakdown the installation. Someone needs to be there at all times to make sure the equipment is secure. We can come back to pick up the equipment at a later date.
MAKE YOUR OWN COMBO
INSTALLATION/ interactive station with 2 laptops with the multimodal project
INSTALLATION/ 5 screen PROJECTION of Tajen, a sensory ethnography of the cockfight
PAINTING EXHIBIT of 3-6 relevant Mead Bateson Balinese paintings
Tajen: Interactive, a web documentary, features expository documentary, creative shorts using mixed media, kinetic animation, and whiteboard drawings, along with articles and an in-depth discussion guide bring relevant concepts to life.
Tajen, a sensory ethnography, allows an uninterrupted flow of sights and sounds of this ancient spectacle through the man, blade, chicken, cockfight, and aftermath. Tajen is a poetic visual evocation of the intimacy, brutality, and festivity of the fight.
A limited collection by Mead and Bateson of pen-and-ink paintings made between 1936-1938 in Bali. Made under the influence of two European artists and using Western materials and forms, but depicting the world of Balinese folktales, ritual drama, and dreams.
TEACH – Assign Tajen: Interactive as homework and use Discussion Guide for assignments
TEACH – Rent or buy Tajen, sensory ethnography film
TEACH – Analyze artwork and learn how to write about art
PROCESS LECTURE with Directors of Tajen: Interactive, Robert Lemelson + Briana Young
One hour lecture with directors and Q+A
Robert Lemelson is a filmmaker and a psychological and visual anthropologist at UCLA. Briana Young is a visual anthropologist and award-winning documentary filmmaker from USC.
WORKSHOP on Visual Techniques in Psychological Anthropology
Three hour workshop for 20 people.
Workshop on topics of interest such as mental illness and genocide, and discussion on how to transform your research into film, storytelling using person centered ethnography, the ethics of film making and future approaches.
