3-Dimensional Connections

A presentation given by Alysha Naples at DesignUp Bangalore on 16 November 2019.

Transcript

1. 3-DIMENSIONAL CONNECTIONS DesignUp / Bangalore / November 2019 ALYSHA NAPLES @ALYSHANAPLES
2. Namaskara, my name is Alysha. Thank you for inviting me back to DesignUp.
3. Two years ago.
4. BEYOND “BEYOND THE SCREEN”
5. Take on Me by A-Ha 2-D and 3-D worlds will combine and cohabitate.
6. A Clockwork Orange More primitive and visceral.
7. G-Hat Flickr Creative Commons Unintended consequences.
8. HOW TO GET IT RIGHT
9. 1Day Review https://1dayreview.com/ Separate form from essence.
10. Maximize positive impact.
11. 1Day Review https://1dayreview.com/ Ask the right questions.
12. Lago di Garda, Italy April 2018
13. Lago di Garda, Italy April 2018 What is the wind?
14. 3-DIMENSIONAL HUMANS
15. Humans are 3-Dimensional beings: BODY, MIND, AND HEART. You may refer to heart as spirit, soul, or whatever else works for you.
16. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart.” HELEN KELLER
17. “Alienation is a form of living death. It is the acid of despair that dissolves society.” MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR
18. “And when everything starts breaking down, you take the pieces off the ground and show this wicked town something beautiful and new.” JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL Wicked Little Town, Hedwig & the Angry Inch
19. “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” ALBERT EINSTEIN
20. “Happiness is when what you think, say, and do are in harmony.” MAHATMA GANDHI
21. “The change is from inner to outer. We start by dissolving our attitude not by altering outer conditions.” BRUCE LEE
22. If you want to change the world, YOU HAVE TO START WITH YOURSELF.
23. “In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing.” ANTONIO PORCHIA
24. “If you are ready to wake up, you are going to wake up. If you’re not you are going to stay pretending that you are just a poor little me.” ALAN WATTS
25. “Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” BRENÉ BROWN
26. “We have been taught that freedom is the freedom to pursue our petty, trivial desires. Real freedom is freedom from our petty, trivial desires.” ADAM CURTIS
27. “Change in the world comes from individuals, from the inner peace in individual hearts. Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects.” THE DALAI LAMA
28. “You wanna fly, you have to give up the shit that weighs you down.” TONI MORRISON Song of Solomon
29. “When we’re talking about diversity, it’s not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us.” AVA DUVERNAY
30. “Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” MAYA ANGELOU
31. CONNECTING THE DOTS
32. Chika Watanabe Flickr Creative Commons
33. Silvain de Munck Flickr Creative Commons Morning, boys. How’s the water?
34. Wim Hertog Flickr Creative Commons
35. chikenvsdog Flickr Creative Commons What the hell is water?
36. Though free to think and act, we are held together, like the stars in the firmament, with ties inseparable. These ties cannot be seen, but we can feel them. – NIKOLA TESLA “The Problem of Increasing Human Energy,” Century Illustrated Magazine, June 1900
37. Marshmallow Laser Feast
38. Marshmallow Laser Feast
39. Marshmallow Laser Feast
40. Marshmallow Laser Feast
41. Marshmallow Laser Feast
42. “We are used to cleaning the outside house, but the most important house to clean is yourself – your own house – which we never do.” MARINA ABRAMOVIC ´
43. The Artist Is Present Photo by Andrew Russeth, Creative Commons
44. Alysha Naples / Tin Drum
45. Photo by Harry Roberts Courtesy of Tin Drum
46. Photo by Harry Roberts Courtesy of Tin Drum
47. Photo by Harry Roberts Courtesy of Tin Drum
48. Photo by Harry Roberts Courtesy of Tin Drum
49. Photo by Harry Roberts Courtesy of Tin Drum
50. Photo by Harry Roberts Courtesy of Tin Drum
51. Photo by Harry Roberts Courtesy of Tin Drum
52. CONNECTING TO NEEDS
53. “Now our Earth is swarmed with issues such as life, death, illness, wars, economic crises and many others. It is time that we sing out loud the message, ‘Love forever.’” YAYOI KUSAMA
54. “Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one.” BILL HICKS
55. “If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.” CARL SAGAN
56. What if I did?
57. THANK YOU. Extra special thanks to: Yonatan Munk, Tin Drum, MAI, The Serpentine Gallery, Marshmallow Laser Feast, Jay, Narayan, Saloni, Tuhina, and everyone at DesignUp.