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By-product
"... a secondary product derived from a manufacturing process or chemical reaction..." Read more on Wikipedia.
Introduction
By-product is a process-based research project that focuses on the process of making and developing art rather than on the delivery of work. The nature of the research is the detailed planning of artworks and art projects. Its output is a collection of preparatory works such as notes, diagrams, photos, databases, models, video & audio recordings. The work the research is being carried out for may be executed.
By-product is a by-product in the truest sense of the word but also a self-contained body of work. It not only highlights the creative and intellectual process of making and developing art & ideas but also the complexity of art and in a wider sense all we do in life. It is a commentary on how we blindly accept information as absolute and readily consume what is presented to us. It is work about work, blurring the boundary between the finished product and its production. In essence the work shows the difficulty of retrieving truly essential information in order to make decisions.
Research project #1: By-product of a 1000 lives
