I acquired the typewriter from an antique store a block from my studio and, upon embarking on a restoration prior to modification, had no idea how the device was put together. (Research, ethnography, subject matter experts, materials exploration, technology, iteration, testing, etc., as applicable.) What stakeholder interests did you consider? (Audience, business, organization, labor, manufacturing, distribution, etc., as applicable) The Process: Describe the rigor that informed your project. I hope the typewriter continues to advance or continue those conversations. Those questions, however, have sparked an ongoing dialogue about the use of machines, instruments, and tools to translate emotions and experiences, among other things.
I did not expect or anticipate such questions at the inception of the project. Once it was published, I received a number of comments that speculated about what a favorite novel, poem, or love letter might look like if it were transposed by the Chromatic Typewriter. The original point-of-view was simply to create an elegant sculptural/mixed media piece. The Intent: What point of view did you bring to the project, and were there additional criteria that you added to the brief? I set out to type a few lines of text onto a watercolor I had created, and seeing the art in the typewriter led to the conclusion that I simply must have a machine that typed colors rather than letters! 3. The idea for the typewriter was a complete accident. What was the context for the project, and what was the challenge posed to you? The Brief: Summarize the problem you set out to solve.
The Chromatic Typewriter is a conceptual art piece consisting of a modified late-1930′s Underwood typewriter that types a spectrum of colors, rather than the letters of an alphabet.
The Nutshell: In plain language, tell us what your project is, what it does, and what it’s comprised of.
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