[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.92,0:00:03.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,["New York Close Up"] Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.52,0:00:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up surrounded by the ocean. Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.10,0:00:27.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a place to let your thoughts\Nwash over you, Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.78,0:00:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost like daydream or sleep, Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.98,0:00:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where anything is possible. Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.72,0:00:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,["Caroline Woolard's Floating Possibility"] Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.68,0:00:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think what it means to be an artist Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.98,0:00:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to be voraciously curious\Nabout the world around you. Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.28,0:01:01.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I cling to every fact and image\Nthat compels me. Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.10,0:01:08.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During my research process I became obsessed\Nwith this historic vessel. Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.59,0:01:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The amphora is a two-handled vessel with a\Npointy bottom Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.76,0:01:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that looks like a turnip or a carrot, Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.32,0:01:20.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was used by conquered people Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.60,0:01:26.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ship goods like olive oil or wine\Nto ancient Rome. Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.36,0:01:33.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also found that the "at" symbol that we\Nuse in email every single day Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.98,0:01:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a mark for an amphora. Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.90,0:01:44.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would never have thought that every\Ntime I press the "at" symbol Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.28,0:01:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm conjuring an imperial form. Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.03,0:01:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A transformation from the amphora\Nto the "at" symbol Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.70,0:01:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relates to a lot of my interest in economy\Nand exchange. Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.54,0:02:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me it felt like a clear direction\Nto go in. Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.38,0:02:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[WOOLARD]\N--Hello. Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.42,0:02:05.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[HELEN LEE]\N--Hey! Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.70,0:02:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[WOOLARD]\N--Okay so what have you been working on? Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.94,0:02:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[LEE]\N--I have some murrines. Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.28,0:02:11.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[WOOLARD] I knew that Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.24,0:02:16.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would be impossible for me\Nto pursue this project alone. Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.26,0:02:17.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[LEE]\N--I'll show you the "at." Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.44,0:02:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[WOOLARD]\N--Oh it's so hard to see! Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.34,0:02:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[LAUGHING] Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.34,0:02:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[LEE]\N--There you go. Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.34,0:02:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[WOOLARD] The "at" symbol is so much\Nabout digital communication, Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.18,0:02:30.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which often occurs through a glass interface, Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.27,0:02:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I wanted to work with master glassblowers. Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.66,0:02:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[UrbanGlass, Brooklyn] Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.78,0:02:55.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I fell in love with glass because it's\Nautomatically collaborative. Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.44,0:02:58.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Alexander Rosenberg, artist] Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.25,0:03:00.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way glassblowers are trained, Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.14,0:03:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to work in a group of\Ntwo or three or four, Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.17,0:03:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at best,\Nglassblowers flow together in a Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.50,0:03:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,non-verbal choreography Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.12,0:03:15.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to produce things that would be impossible\Nif they were working alone. Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.22,0:03:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Helen Lee, artist] Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.82,0:03:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we went into the material exploration itself, Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.95,0:03:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was always informed by the research, Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.36,0:03:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also leave space for the material to \Nspeak on its own. Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.79,0:03:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tried making many different amphorae. Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.52,0:03:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We made a custom blow mold\Nof the ancient form. Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.64,0:03:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tried making hourglasses Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.62,0:03:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think about the word "amphorae"\Nwhich means "carried on both sides." Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.19,0:04:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The amphorae were not made for display. Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.24,0:04:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were made to be taken off of ships Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.47,0:04:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to find their ground in the sand. Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.16,0:04:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to imagine the amphorae at sea, Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.96,0:04:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they're often found, Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.10,0:04:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we decided to go to the beach. Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.16,0:04:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Rockaway, Queens] Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.12,0:04:28.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,--Babies, a lot of babies. Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.92,0:04:31.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the beach, we had to learn Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.10,0:04:34.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how these objects, with their pointy bases, Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.12,0:04:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would find stability. Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.37,0:04:40.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tried filling them with sand. Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.54,0:04:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tried filling them with water. Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.25,0:04:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tried looking at them floating in the water. Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.17,0:04:49.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what we found was that Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.62,0:04:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have an incredible capacity\Nto almost levitate. Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.06,0:05:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love objects that have an\Nuneasy relationship to gravity Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.56,0:05:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this inability to reconcile a concrete\Nand hardened world. Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.58,0:05:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that, for this project,\Nwe'll be at a traditional gallery space. Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.08,0:05:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another will be in a performance lecture. Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.78,0:05:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another will be online as a project site. Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.42,0:05:49.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're in the state of the project where\Nwe continue to experiment-- Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.54,0:05:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we continue to\Nsay "yes" to one another's whims. Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.81,0:05:59.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to move into a space\Nof speculative fiction Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.13,0:06:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to allow myself to imagine, as a visual artist, Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.12,0:06:04.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what could be. Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.64,0:06:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if the amphora could unroll\Nand becomes a wave or a line? Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.08,0:06:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if the imperative to communicate\Nthat we have right now, Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.92,0:06:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is, in the future, an imperative to rest? Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.12,0:06:36.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would it mean to suspend disbelief Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.58,0:06:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make a work of art that's\Nfor a dream state? Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.90,0:06:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if art could be a kind of\Nglistening glass object Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.28,0:06:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the middle of the ocean?