my silent escape

it took me 24 years to experience my first funeral. it was difficult for me to fathom during the long dreary car drive, but i resorted to doodling and i found comfort. my parents were reminded of how i was always so silent during long car trips long ago when i was too small to see via the rear view mirror. they told me that theyd often wonder if i was still in the car, but they were assured that i was in the backseat when every so often theyd hear the noise of a pencil being dragged across a sheet of paper.

[12.28.09/interstate 5]

egg lip sync

hand drawn angry egg for tom sito's class

[first semester/hench drawing room]

puzzle pieces

during my first week back at school i worked on a disney jigsaw puzzle. during past times i would normally prop the box up to see what exactly i was piecing together, but this time i opted not to - instead i decided to piece the puzzle with no knowledge of what the end result would look like.

the experience i had was so much more exciting because i had no idea of what to expect - what was i piecing together? is this goofy's shirt or nemo's fin? does this go on the right corner or is it in the center? in addition to the fun i had linking puzzle pieces together, i had the bonus joy of discovering surprises as i revealed more and more of the picture.

[01.13.2010/hsc seaver residence hall]

shuttle art

since i live on the hospital campus i frequent the intercampus shuttle to go to class. this week in la there has been an onslaught of unfamiliar rain. i have never seen a chinese magician so my pinky doodled one on the window.

[01.21.2010/usc shuttle]

flipbook gallery

flipped-out animation, the hench dada flipbook gallery, had its opening reception. it featured probably about a zillion flipbooks mostly made by the undergrads. justin and i helped set up the venue (i had first dibs on the free chips and guacamole).

[01.21.2010/sca gallery]

3d tv

panasonic came over to the cinematic arts building to show off their new technology --- full hd 3d. i had heard that espn is planning to use 3-d tv for future sporting events so i had to check it out. after viewing a demo of boxing and football highlights, my first impression is that it was awesome and it definitely felt as if i was in the stands.

[01.19.2010/sca lobby]

black leader film

animating by directly scratching onto black leader film / exploring directional movement and composition.

[09.15.2009/video provided by seong young kim]