EXPERIMENTS

SUM-MA-RY. P1RUTH SUMNER’S INTERPRETATION

The time management timeline created for the project is the perfect example of the lack of foresight one can have in eve-ry day life. To see oneself beyond the mere tasks ahead and project thirty years into the future is an inconceivable task.

Thus our first experiment was the creation of each group member’s individual timelines of the future. This was a lot more difficult a project than initially perceived; to imagine where one would be in a year, 5 years, a decade from now is hard without a clear enough imagination to place oneself in the situation.

One can easily read about what the future may bring, watch multiple science fiction movies, listen to BBC broadcasts of scientists predictions of the future, but at the end of the day, we just won’t know what the future holds until we get there.

Fig.1; Group Time managemnet timelineFig.2; (opposite page) individual timeline

This provoked our next experiment where-by we hired a pro-fessional make-up artist to help us to become aesthetically aged, the result was more the reaction from others than the individuals experience.

Thus another experiment was undertaken whereby one did a hot yoga session then stayed up very late; the next day felt the effects of extreme weariness, aching joints and muscles, with the biggest feeling analogised as being that you are running up a down escalator all day long.

The morning after this intense experiment prompted one to take extra vitamins to counteract the physical and mental deg-radation, this led on to the group experiment to see what each one took as an aging prevention strategy.

Fig.3; Before and after shotsFig.4; (opposite page) individual daily vitamins

Iron 24mgneccesary for the formation of haemoglobin which transports oxygen to the tissues.

MagnesiumFor nervous tension, muscular cramps and spasms. Relaxation and sleep.

Olive Leafanti-viral and anti-bacterial properties.Helps in the maintenance of a healthy cardivas-cular system.

Flax Seed OilNature’s richest source of Omega-3 fatty acids. Helps with brain and joint functions.

Vitamin BRelieves stress and increases energy. Assits brain functions such as memory and concentration and helps maintain a healthy digestive function.

Vitamin CAssists in warding off diseases and boosts the immune system.

Vitamin DUtilised by many organs, cells and systems in the body.It plays an intrisic role in calcium metabolism, the immune and nervous systems, bone, heart and kidney health.

ESSENTIAL VITAMINS FOR HEALTHY AGINGRUTH SUMNER

Iron 24mgneccesary for the formation of haemoglobin which transports oxygen to the tissues.

MagnesiumFor nervous tension, muscular cramps and spasms. Relaxation and sleep.

Olive Leafanti-viral and anti-bacterial properties.Helps in the maintenance of a healthy cardivas-cular system.

Flax Seed OilNature’s richest source of Omega-3 fatty acids. Helps with brain and joint functions.

Vitamin BRelieves stress and increases energy. Assits brain functions such as memory and concentration and helps maintain a healthy digestive function.

Vitamin CAssists in warding off diseases and boosts the immune system.

Vitamin DUtilised by many organs, cells and systems in the body.It plays an intrisic role in calcium metabolism, the immune and nervous systems, bone, heart and kidney health.

ESSENTIAL VITAMINS FOR HEALTHY AGINGRUTH SUMNER

With regards to the site, we talked about it acting as a metaphor for the heart of the city with the veins and arteries as the transporta-tion and communication systems. We linked up each owns house to the site to engage in an initial connection, perhaps enabling a clearer understanding of how each individu-al interacts and bonds with the site.

W H E R E T O F R O M H E R E ?

In accordance with the experiments, was also a prolific study of the relationship between man and machine, into the realm of cyborgs and transhumanism.

The group philosophy appears to mainly focus on an anthropomorphic view of the world; how one relates to technology and mainly how we relate to each other.

Perhaps time is a key area to focus in on, as the wristwatch is one of the first uptakes by man bringing him into the realm of cybor-gism. The telling of time is also a way to connect with a stranger by asking if they indeed have the time on them. Time also links us back to the site (the Wel-lington Railway Station), being the heart of the transportation system of which has to keep to a tight time schedule. Then there is the passing of time visualized through aging and degradation and of course the virtual world of both mind and machine whereby time can become irrelevant.