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Cultural HiJack: Survey HiJack
Project by Avery and Daly Our survey was based around the concept of Fall formal being replaced by team building night for future years to promote a stronger community on campus, and to compliment the rebranding of Sarah Lawrence College….
Art From Code: A Response to Vera Molnar
Vera Molnar is a very talented and unique artist. It might seem contradictory to call her talented when her work was essentially produced by a machine but I think the talent can be seen in the way she made the…
Art from Code: A Response to George Nees
Modern generative graphic designer Georg Nees was a pioneer of computer art. One of Nees’ signature pieces is the Schotter (gravel in german). In this series he uses patterns, randomization, distruption and chaos to create a series of compelling digital…
Art From Code: A Response to Georg Nees
When I initially started the Georg Nees project, I didn’t expect to find myself quite so emerged in the process. However, that quickly changed as I began experimenting and exploring the different ways to make abstractions. Watching the video from…
Art from Code: A Response to Georg Nees
When examining Georg Nees’s work, I became perplexed with his ability to seamlessly alter his structures using ‘randomization.’ I love the thought of messing with set, orderly structures, however, I am usually a bit afraid to randomize aspects of my…
Cultural HiJack: a (hijack) survey on space repurposing
Claire Bronchick and Sarah Morse Our group survey dealt with the concept of having student spaces on campus. We asked three main questions: How many times a day do you use screaming as an emotional outlet? Times a week? A…
Cultural HiJack: Soup du jour! A HiJack Concerning the Future Curriculum at SLC
By Isiah Taylor, Peck Trachsel, Allex Valauri When planning for this hijack, our group went over multiple topics concerning academic and residential life at Sarah Lawrence. While coming up with a brief series of questions concerning potential topics, our class…
Level Design: Catnip Quest
My initial thoughts for Catnip Quest were that it would closely emulate Lauren Ferro’s Angel Cakes Game, replacing angels with cats, cakes with catnip, etc. Catnip Quest was inspired by Warriors, a popular children’s book series my youngest cousin had…
Art From Code: A Response to Vera Molnár
The images above are my series inspired by Vera Molnár’s work and the concept of gradualism. Coming into this assignment, I thought that I had a clear vision as to what type of design I wanted to create. As I…
Level Design: Seagull’s Snack
My game is Seagull’s Snack, a collection game in which a seagull moves along the beach eating food. As this was the first game I had ever built, I chose to stick with a simple theme as not to overcomplicate…
Level Design: Bladeblossom
When we, the Level Design class of fall 2019, were told to build a collection game, I initially struggled with ideas. Looking back on it, having struggled with ideas feels almost silly now; “collection game” is a wonderfully broad category…
Cultural HiJack: The Menstrustation
Almost every time I enter a grocery store, or a building with bathrooms, I am reminded of the persistence of the gender binary. There’s something dangerous about evidence of this kind——when it appears so inconspicuous, so innocuous, so “normal.” [photos…
Cultural Hijack: Trump and Putin Kissing
The image I chose to hijack is the mural of Trump and Putin kissing, installed in Lithuania by artist Mindaugas Bonanu in 2016. It is intended to be a commentary on the two leaders egos and their willingness to work…
Cultural HiJack: Nike profits from your identity
The inspiration for this hijack came from seeing the use of LGBTQ+ specific advertising during Pride month for companies to attract a market of individuals who have been marginalized because of their gender and sexuality. Nike in particular, who has…
Cultural HiJack: Campus Dealer
For this assignment, I set out to find images I found oppressive. Spending the summer at home in Los Angeles, I saw a lot of billboards and advertising for various weed companies. This particular ad irked me: It bothered me…
Cultural HiJack: Body Positivity
For this assignment, I started by identifying two images that I felt were oppressive. The first one was a Gillette ad with the slogan “My Skin, My Way”. The second was a Dove body wash ad with a lineup of…
Cultural Hijack: JUMP THE TURNSTILE! :D
by: Isiah Powell Taylor When concerning stickers, I was unsure at first of the way stickers function within space. Artists such as Banksy are able to easily commandeer public space and instantly pull attention from the everyday cultural landscape. I…
Systems Aesthetics: A Later System – Noise Pools
My inspiration for this system came from what we’ve explored in class with noise. I enjoy the random, unexpected effects and interactions that can occur with with noise. I wanted to modify my code to emphasize the movement and changes…
Drawing Machines: Vision Machine
For my Vision Machine project I chose to create a stereographic viewer, that when used can simulate a three dimensional image in two dimensions. I chose this, because I felt that given the materials that I could chose from it…
Systems Aesthetics: A Later System: Paper Unbound
The idea of repetition as a stylistic technique has been popular throughout art history in order to convey things with a unified focus in multiple ways. Repetition as a concept is abstract and applicable to a plethora of artistic styles….



















