Student Center Reconstruction Intervention

AKA:

KSDT DJ DAMAGE DISPLAY EXTRAVAGANZA

 

 

 

Description

 

A week-long party taking place nightly outside of the KSDT office in the Old Student Center, serving as a critique on some of the subversive steps taken by the University's reconstruction of the old student center to discourage peer-to-peer interaction and community. Camcorders connected to two projectors will record and subsequently project live DJ sets: one over the steel door that has been placed in the middle of the old DJ window, and another beneath the "new" DJ window (which is unsuitable for peer-to-peer interaction) as a proposal for modification. Hence, it is simultaneously an invisible shape of something past (a representation of the old DJ window) and a potential future (a representation of a new DJ window). During that week, bustling interactivity of the past is brought back to the present through such projections and attractions.

 

Group members

 

• Christin Turner (AIM: jesus_christin, ceturner@ucsd.edu)
• Sasanna Yee (AIM: sas12984, sasannayee@gmail.com)

 

Site

 

This is the former KSDT DJ window, which now has a large steel door stuck in the middle (incidentally, the steel door does not even have a handle on it). The window served as a site of interactivity, where persons could communicate with the DJ (requests, etc) via notes on the window, etc...The first projection will be laid over this space, as a memorial to the former DJ window, and as a means of questioning the functionality of the steel door.

 

This is the "new" KSDT DJ window, which is too high for any interaction to take place. Furthermore, it appears that the pay-phone beneath the window, obstructing a potential expansion of said window, is largely unused, if not out of order. The projection will hence occupy the empty space below this window, as an ephemeral proposal for reconstructing the window space.

 

Who will be affected and how?

 

In the past, the large DJ window not only allowed plenty of natural sunlight into the KSDT office, it also allowed plenty of spontaneous song requests, greetings, and other interactions with the public. Now, with the construction of a steel door over the window, the area is less inviting for peer-to-peer interaction, or any interaction for that matter. During the week of our event, bustling interactivity of the past will be brought back to the present through music and through the large projections of DJ activities. This serves as a critique on some of the subversive steps taken by the University's reconstruction of the old student center to discourage peer-to-peer interaction and community.

 

Positives:

- Participatory event that invites people to dance, request songs, watch the displays, etc.

- Raises awareness of problems and complications incurred by the re-construction.

- Fun!

 

Negatives:

- Will have less foot-traffic because the event is held at night

- Noisy

 

Schedule

 

1. Get approval from Gary Ratcliffe to host the event
2. Contact UCSD DJ Club and KSDT members requesting participants and equipment contribution, taking into consideration volunteer availabiliy when scheduling the event.
3. Discuss plug requirements and set-up with the DJ’s, and map space accordingly
4. Design and print out flyers to advertise the week-long event
5. Post flyers around campus
6. Advertise event in The Guardian
7. Advertise event through online networks
8. Set out tables, plug in the equipment, and lay out refreshments
9. Turn on equipment, ensure projections are properly aligned
10. Take down equipment at midnight

 

 

Sources

 

1. The Invisible Shape of Things Past

 

 

Meetings

 

 

Who	When I can meet
Sasanna	Mondays and Fridays after 2:30
Christin	Fridays, Mondays, Tuesdays after 3:30, Wednesdays (obvi). Sat & Sun in Hillcrest.

 

Supplies & Budget

 

Item	Quantity	Cost	From	Total
Projectors	2	Rent/Borrow	Media ctr / 6th college	$60
Camcorder	2	Rent/Borrow	Media ctr / 6th college	$80
Speakers	2	Rent/Borrow	Media ctr / 6th college	$40
Publicity	200 sheets	$0.05	ImPrints	$10
Power Strip	4	$10	Home Depot	$40
Extension Cord	4 (25ft)	$6.50	Home Depot	$26
Tables	3	Rent/Borrow	Media ctr / 6th college	$50
Christmas Lights	2	$3	Rite-Aid	$6
DJ set-up	2	Rent/Borrow	KSDT / Dj Club / Wireless Request Project	$80
Refreshments	Varies	$50	Supermarket	$50
Total				$522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participants

 

Christin Turner - 4th Year Media with Computing Emphasis Major, former KSDT DJ

Sasanna Yee - 5th year Cognitive Science with a specialization in Human Computer Interaction

Other groups are welcome to participate in the event. Especially the group focused on enabling song requests via Bluetooth. NOMART is also fully welcome.

Volunteers and Equipment Rentals etc can be organized via cooperation with KSDT and UCSD's DJ Club.

 

 

 

Drafts

 

Draft 1

Draft 2