Our questions for Simon:
1) How do you choose the areas that you photograph for each piece?
2) What was the most unexpected experience you have had while photographing?
3) What kind of a camera do you use?
4) What is your favorite piece that you have created thusfar?
5) Do you feel your past work has pushed you outside of your comfort zone?
Introduction & Discuss Simon's work and how it is relevant to this installation
This installation is a group collaboration created by the Interactive Media students at SUNY Cortland. Originally consisting as three separate concepts, we have come together, through both teamwork and cooperation, to deliver a singular piece, Collective Perception.
To perceive something is to become aware of through the senses, to understand the meaning of an idea, object, person, or even oneself. Our show, Collective Perception delves into the idea of perceiving the community and the individual, while connecting the senses and the mind. With voices and images displayed through the gallery the viewer is exposed to the thoughts of the community around them.
Simon Høgsberg’s work can be paralleled with our exhibition in the fact that he deals with human behavior and interaction. Our piece focuses on human thought, perception, judgment, and the senses, such as Simon’s pieces, The Thought Project and Faces of New York. Simon’s work is our inspiration for Collective Perception, yet we created our piece to be focused on the community, rather than choosing a location at random. By staying within the town of Cortland we are collectively unified as a whole, and as a community.
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