March 14th, 2023

Prompt: “Decorate, decorate”

Cormac Brown, Haley Poulin

Cormac Brown

verb

1. make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it.

“I’ve lived in this house for almost 3 years now, which in LA is kind of a long time. It has since accumulated numerous items as decoration. Some from me, some from my roommates Harry and Liz, and some that were left here by the owner before I even moved in. This accumulation of decoration I wanted to try and capture by recording actual sounds of said decorations (hitting them, moving them around, rustling them etc,) and decorate those sounds by isolating and amplifying frequencies with resonators in an a chord of E, C#, F#, and B (That’s I - IV - II - V, my address in E Major for all the music nerds out there.) I want to give partial credit to my roommate Liz ( @portalbrain ) for basically single-handedly decorating the whole place.”
- @hardcore_ufo

“Freq Deco” 
Sound (with added video for socials-accessibility)
03/14/23

Haley Poulin

“The word “decorate” evokes a reaction in me that is almost visceral. I am an interior designer and without fail, every time I tell someone that I went to school for design, and continue to use that (very expensive) degree in my chosen profession, they say something along the lines of “that’s so cool, can you decorate my house?” While I technically can, I am not a decorator. In those moments, I equate myself to a profession that is not even the one I have chosen, and suddenly feel the need to defend myself. While there is nothing wrong with being a decorator, I am not one. Why does it evoke this reaction in me, and why am I putting so much weight into those words? No harm is ever meant by it, but I am so much more than a decorator, or a designer for that matter. I am not a profession. I am so much more. This is an abstract study of the way I feel when I shrink myself down to a career choice, juxtaposed with “things” that I feel I am. This is not supposed to be pretty, but I think that’s kind of the point. It’s okay for things to feel chaotic and confusing. ”
- @haley_poulin

“Not a decorator" 
Digital art
03/14/23