I left my phone off this past weekend, but still I found myself extremely
immersed in a diverse range of technology regardless. I spent the weekend at
Bassilica Soundscape, a festival offering an eclectic mix of doomsday metal bands(
examplesof each), ecofemnist poems, witchy pop music, critical consumerist dancing, and more. When I wasn't at the festival, I was camping at a golf course. I figured this would be the perfect time to turn my phone off for the weekend.
Bassilca Hudson, Image from Brooklyn Vegan
At Bassilica Soundscape, I was overwhelmed by technology(In a good way, for the most part.) In the concert area, the music was amplified so loudly that I felt it inside my body. Some sets also had intense, colorful lighting.
There was also a "chill truck." Inside of it, were materials such as shoelaces, shells, dog tags, rocks, markers, and paper. I was happy to take advantage of the art supplies ! In the picture below, I am slamming a rock to imprint letters on a dog tag necklace.... a very old school technology ( more pictures in the next post :) )
In the "art dj lounge room", there was more advance technologies. In fact, a complete wall was projected with the activity of the dance room. As I watched, I saw people interacting with the technology so they could watch their own reflections. I decided to interact with the projected art as well. Below, you can see my shadow taking a selfie ( I did that on my friend's phone for the sake of this blogpost). Surprisingly, moments later i saw myself moving on the wall ! The technology worked in a way that it recorded people and then played them back moments later.
With all this technology, it's not too surprising that there was a old telephone booth with a statue of Buddha inside. It was a good place to pause and take a deep breath.
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