so my class wants me to answer a few questions…..

why am i taking sound ii: my knowledge on any sort of sound technique is lacking so i’d like to change that. and this past summer, i’ve been constantly thinking about this installation piece i want to do and it heavily relies on sound, so im hoping this class really helps in that department.

where i grew up and what it makes me think about: i grew up in norfolk around a lot of my family. so it makes me think about the old fashion filipino ways all my relatives surrounded me in.

who influenced my artwork: my reflex answer to this will always be Vincent van Gogh, no matter how cliche it is. i was originally a hands on artist and only recently dipped my toes into video art. Van Gogh inspired me to pay attention to the feeling of a painting rather than all aesthetics.

my favorite voice: this question confuses me… i guess my most favorite ppl in the world? haha, idk

i would have dinner with: that someone or something with all the answers to my questions.

project im most proud of: i have to say, im most proud of the paintings i’ve painted this past summer. it was the first time i painted with oil and i instantly fell in love with it! that project was the only projected that demanded the full attention of my whole mind, body and spirit to make those paintings.

my experiences with sound: i played piano for a short short while when i was around 8 or 9. then i moved on to the drum set at around 11 or 12. once i got into kinetic imaging, i started playing around with editing sound, but never creating it. i also used the sound booth once or twice.

hardware/software: whichever gets the job done!

my dream project would be to travel to Tibet and document all my learnings in any shape or form.

i can remember the day when it all started. it was the first night i came back to vcu for my second semester of freshmen year. i woke up the next morning and my phone was nowhere to be found. and from that day on, the curse of losing my phone has been bestowed upon me ever since.

i cant keep a phone longer than 3 months max! i just lost one right now actually and im pretty fuckin sad. my samsung survived for 6 months before the curse came back to haunt me.

i need to figure this out. why do i have to be so clumsy/forgetful/gullible/etc…

i need to fix this.