Collaboration Fanzine

A fanzine in the Ganghut style – images and email conversations documenting project development

collaboration-publication

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experiment correlation

experimental video piece for collaboration project

experiment correlation

GANGHUT Utopia

In a cold empty space a watchtower stands on duty. The experiment control parameters are in place. The simulation study begins.
G4CE August 2004

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Gangbusters

Gangbusters: Strategies for Prevention & Intervention – intervention parameters such as cultural sensitivity.

Ganghut as a group- prison mentality and gangs – Das Experiment – Stanford Prison Experiment – critical analysis of gang, collaboration- group behaviour – animal instinct- donkey – human – group behaviour.

Early Project Idea – collaboration

Take away Lumsden – the take away generation. The aesthetics of the take away

Yeu-Lai Mo’s artwork presents an acute observation of growing up as a British Chinese and working in her parents’ Chinese takeaway in her adolescent years. Incorporating a large-scale, iconic photo-poster, food sculptures and a sound piece, she makes autobiographical and humorous references to issues within the Chinese community and takeaway culture.

Ten Thousand Li touring show

collective behaviour half a billion years old

The evidence shows that collective behaviour is all around us and it has been around for thousands of years. It seems that the worlds existence depends on us working as a collective.

“Collective behaviour is all around us and it’s also within us, the function of cells within in the body is a form of collective behaviour.” October 2008 by Ewen Callaway

We cannot under estimate the power of the collective and we should find our place within it – evolution depends on it.

Collaboration Project – experiment control

The experiment control was decided today – this would be the control for both the animal and human groups.

Control parameters – the constant

• Encourager
• Harmonizer
• Compromiser
• Gatekeeper/expediter
• Standard Setter
• Group observer
• Follower

social roles in groups

It is said that when in a group each member plays a particular role. A group is defined as having at least 3 and no more that 15 members. Less than 3 is a dyad, 3 members form coalitions and some kind of organisation exists. More than 15 inhibits communication between members. Interaction and communicatation has to be free and open, develop norms and roles will be taken on – a common goal or purpose brings a group together.

Stanford prison experiment

Stanford Prison Experiment

Within the illusion of life,
Death is the only reality,
but
is Reality the only death?
Within the reality of imprisonment,
Illusion is the only freedom,
but
is Freedom the only illusion?