Proposal for Project 1 Steampunk Vixen Digital Media 350s Victoria Vallis Spring 2015 List of Supplies or Toolbox: Electric two foot doll Black light String of colored lights Toilet roll card board circles String Glove Sock Glow paints Stuffed animals, toys Fan Glass bottles Card board box, apx. 4x4x4’ Process: Research other steampunk dolls for brainstorming ideas. Sew a new cape for doll and change her hair attempt to steampunk her look from that of a Christmas doll. Surround her with stuffed animals and objects. Hang circles cut from toilet rolls and painted in top of box for moving stars. Place fan and lights where effective. Experiment with things that glow with black light and place them into the scene. The desired effect is a moving scene that is eerie, ephemeral and intriguing. I am way too old to play with dolls but it is still fun. I always try to insert playful humor and nonsense into my artwork. Now how to tie ‘ol Heidegger and his cronies into the mix? I agree with Waddington about the dense fog of navigation through the heavy reading of Heidegger’s genius. Tech is human activity. A doll that plugs in and moves is mesmerizing and strange to behold. She emulates human activity, and plays the actress in this small stage I will create. Her light inside the glove points out at the viewer reminiscent of ET pointing as he said “phone home”.The cause and effect is that the doll moves, as will other parts of the background on the stage through the fan’s wind and vibration. The piece will not be stagnate but rotating similar to the earth turning, never stopping (unless the power source is omitted). The doll becomes the Gestell or framework around which the stage is set. She is the “Thing”. I will call her Steampunk Vixen, her power is in her innocence, and extraordinary intrigue.