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Key Points - With the help of Connie AI (https://app.cogniti.ai/agents/) Emphasis of concept over form Collaboration and Interdisciplinarity Celebration of Chance and Spontaneity Technological Integration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64d4878e000fd16dc0358ab1/806de42c-b8f9-4bf3-a62a-c216c5121eab/Mirror+Room+at+Otherworld_empty.png Blog - CIM401 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64d4878e000fd16dc0358ab1/6b918684-f161-4ca5-bb2f-dbee6956c823/SvenjaKratz.png Blog - CIM401 - Make it stand out Image 7: Screenshots from Svenja Kratz’ MCI Graduate Seminar presentation 18th July 2025 (Kratz, S., 2025) Initially, I found Svenja’s presentation confronting and uncomfortable, but I soon discovered the true depth of her creative practice and the intriguing niche she has created through her work. She has taken inspiration from biomedical research and created artworks that explore concepts of immortalisation and genetic continuity. She has presented an alternative avenue for genetic offspring in the form of biomedical products, and stimulated the conversation around ethical entanglement. Svenja openly stokes the ironic fire of desire for permanence in a transient world, and dissects the reproductive instinct to build a Frankensteinian world. I noted that her work grapples with the ideas of Existentialism in multiple ways: there are her maternal instincts, the fact that she hasn’t had children yet and that her biological reproductive clock is nearing it’s end. There is also the fact that she had a significant uterine tumour and called it her ‘Tumour Baby’: I note that she has made beauty out of misery, art out of pain. She captures the innate human desire to leave a legacy; to be remembered and have value after death. Another thing in her work that I noticed was the Buddhist concept of impermanence: that all we have is the present and we must make the best of it as we can; to focus on our thoughts and actions instead of what we cannot change. In this way one could see Svenja as an Optimist. There were some questions I put in my notes of this presentation that I’m not sure I have the answers to, but I’ll leave them here: 1. In terms of the ‘Creative Industries’ (the namesake of this course), what commercial value does Svenja’s work hold? What is her art worth and how does one quantify it’s value? To the art world? To society? To science? 2. What is the cultural significance of Svenja’s work? How will other artists be inspired? Will regular people want to copy her ideas of genetic longevity through biomedical products? Could the commercialisation of this idea be the answer to the question of the industrialisation of her creativity? 3. On the topic of reproductivity and the maternal instinct, will males find as much value in Svenja’s work? Is her work equally meant for both genders? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64d4878e000fd16dc0358ab1/4fa46c22-334f-430c-a6c3-ae9f62edcd55/IMG_4618.png Blog - CIM401 - Make it stand out Image 8: Loading into the Mirror Room. 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(See original photos on website homepage) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64d4878e000fd16dc0358ab1/131ff050-92c4-456c-ab62-3deee4aa8c87/CIM417+Bricolage1.jpg Blog - CIM417 Creative Practice Research - Make it stand out Consumers of Music Bricolage Music is purchased and consumed in many ways and for different reasons. From helping to pass the time on a road trip, entertainment in the form of karaoke and concerts, motivation at the gym, expression and socialisation through dance at nightclubs, creating relaxing atmospheres in cafes, restaurants and supermarkets, conveying emotions in storytelling and movies, including celebrating love at weddings or remembering a lost soul. Music can also be used therapeutically to treat insomnia and some traumas. Armed with this information and delving deeper into why people consume music helps the creators of music not just to identify their audiences, but to find inspiration for their creative practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64d4878e000fd16dc0358ab1/8fa7f8d3-c878-4acc-bf14-e45464c240da/Untitled+design+%2884%29.png Blog - CIM417 Creative Practice Research - (image credit: Anthony Cavaleri) A Haiku by Chris Daly Washer of all sins, tears of the gods, geosmins, petrichor, monocot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64d4878e000fd16dc0358ab1/1e18bf8e-cbe7-4d8e-ae9c-a8ec4da4bf68/Jack+Ox+Colour+Wheel+-+Researchgate.png Blog - CIM417 Creative Practice Research - Jack Ox’s Musical Colour Wheel The research that I do that informs my creative practice as a sound and lighting engineer includes convergent thinking and both music and colour theories. One of my favourite resources to draw inspiration from is this image. Ox, J. (2007, January). Colour Harmony Wheel based on the Circle of Fifths. researchgate.net. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221629521_Visualization_and_the_art_of_metaphor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64d4878e000fd16dc0358ab1/dc9bb0d3-5a0d-4a14-8c89-4d37e609ce7f/ColourWheel+Montage.jpg Blog - CIM417 Creative Practice Research - Variations on Jack Ox’s Harmony/ Colour Wheel I am not synesthetic, but I am sensitive to, and fascinated by, the emotional reactions to stimulation of the aural and visual senses. Here I present some images to be used as references for colour choices of the lighting during live performances in entertainment venues, in respect to the harmonic content of the music being performed. 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It was meant to show the Byron Bay Lighthouse swarming with swallows, instead, it was graffiti’d and used for protest placards and anti-establishment flags, which had to be taken down by council staff regularly using a cherry-picker, causing traffic delays and unexpected costs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64d4878e000fd16dc0358ab1/486bb91d-fb06-477c-b3e6-46b3697db637/Screenshot+2025-04-04+at+5.02.07+pm.png Blog - CIM417 Creative Practice Research - Objectively Beautiful Byron Bay’s Lighthouse: the only working lighthouse in Australia. It symbolises the protection of sailors and sits on a cliff overlooking the Easternmost point of the mainland. An iconic place to watch the sunrise and sunset and a hotspot for visitors and locals alike. Coming home to Byron Bay from abroad at night and seeing the sweeping light of the lighthouse is a truly magical experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64d4878e000fd16dc0358ab1/5426abec-c9f9-436a-a8e1-01421db5fc9e/IMG_4072.jpg Blog - CIM417 Creative Practice Research - Semiotics Analysis Sitting on my desk is a learners plate. It’s a yellow plastic sheet with a black L shape on the bottom left and then 90 with a circle on it at the top right. It denotes someone who is learning to drive and that they cannot go faster than 90km/h. What it signifies to regular drivers is someone to give extra space to as they may make simple mistakes like stalling their engine or pulling out at the wrong moment. Patient drivers may take kindly to learners and give them a wide berth, whereas impatient drivers may not take so kindly and make aggressive driving decisions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64d4878e000fd16dc0358ab1/96ca3ee7-5ec5-4c85-9d94-16b713a1a01d/Screenshot+2025-04-06+at+4.12.42+pm.png Blog - CIM417 Creative Practice Research - Image from https://www.gerardfriel.com/the-heros-journey/ I present a piece of music (or is it a sonic film?) in which the instrumentation tries to follow the motifs of the classic monomyth. In typical jazz style, 2 instruments have a conversation about overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles to reinstate stability, order and purpose in a homeland to which forces seem determined to prevent their return. 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