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CONCEPTS

QUOTATIONS

TITLES

QUESTIONS

Our array of conceptual projects. (These items are available to the public, however, Dymproducts would like public acknowledgement for any concept used. If any of these concepts have been used in the Past (prior to the Time Period covered by Dym Products) or are being used now by others unknown to Dymproducts, do let us know, as we seek to maintain our records.)

GO to the end of the list to see the latest conceptual additions.

  No.

  Approx. date
  of conception

  Project description

  Progress

  0 0 1

  12 -- 2000

  Flipbook of pregnancy (first born)

  Incomplete / not able to complete.

  0 0 2

  02 01 2004

  Flipbook of pregnancy (second born)

  In progress, coming soon.

  0 0 3

  11 -- 2002

  Dym finding Dym: Dymaxion, Neodymium, The Dym Equation, Dymco, Dymax

  On going.

  0 0 4

  -- -- 2006

  Contests and Queries: posting questions to website visitors

  See Questions (above).

  0 0 5

  03 27 2006

  Timeline combining life + art projects. Interactive animation.

  Under development.

  0 0 6

  -- -- 2001

  Search for self: photograph California license plates with #DYM### (as well as near misses, e.g., #YMD### etc.)

  On hold.

  0 0 7

  -- -- 2003

  Search for others: photograph California license plates with: #noe###; #agu###, etc.

  On hold.

  0 0 8

  05 -- 2005

  Flipbook of food decay

 Part of garbage projects = [GP]

  0 0 9

  -- -- 2004

  Photograph friends, family, aquaintances. Photograph signs (from streets, stores, etc.) with these people’s names.
  Make book that has person on left of spread, sign with name on right of spread.

  On going.

  0 1 0

  -- -- 2003

  Re-make every object in house. Idea is to re-place all mass market goods with an object of own design and of own manufacture
  as well (if possible). Domestic v. mass production.

  On going, slowly.
  Documentation coming soon.

  0 1 1

  -- -- 2003
  -- -- 2006

  Accounting: (1) Drawing accounting: for a specific project in 2003 (see Material Goods, documents, 2003)
  Accounting: (2) Production accounting: documenting all MD / Dymproducts in house

  (1) Complete.
  (2) To be launched winter 2007.

  0 1 2

  2004

  The Provincial Artist Video Series, with Joan Linder. On-going mini-series of very short videos showing exciting lives of provincial artists.
  Special emphasis on different domestic situations (e.g., staidness v. wildness; necessary tedium of differnt forms/types of work, etc.)

  Under development.

  0 1 3

  07 28 2006

  Artists diagram their friend and connections and past acquaintances + possible influences. Dymproducts will make a form and send it to a number of artists.

  Under consideration.

  0 1 4

  07 31 2006

  Fly stickers. Life sized on clear sticky material. Flies will look realistic from a distance, pen and ink from up close. Place everywhere (form of graffiti).
  Need to develop special finger dispenser in order to place them easily.

  [GP]

  0 1 5

  08 02 2006

  Develop kit to encourage people not to use disposables. Give design as GIFT to company that can / will make such a thing.
  Kit will include: collapsible thermal cup with lid; cutlery; napkin; attractive fabric bag. Kit must be very light and very beautiful.

  [GP]

  0 1 6

  08 -- 2006

  Screen print on disposables pictures of landfill, garbage-strewn sites, diagrams of many disposable objects used daily in USA, etc. Distribute to stores,
  take-out places, etc. Disposables to print on might include: tissue packages, coffee cups, plastic bags, paper plates, etc.

  [GP]

  0 1 7

  1998

  Self: Book project. Photographs of word SELF on gas station pumps. Although in the context of gas stations, this word means self-service, the word SELF
  is a significant one. Do we find ourselves in gas stations?

   On hold.

  0 1 8

  2006

  Website / magazine. Picture essays on artists’ side / unshowable work. Visitor to artist’s studio photographs a side project that looks unrelated to an artist’s
  known / public work. Minimal commentary, heavy on description and images. Links to artist’s known work.

  Under development.

  0 1 9

  08 18 2006

  Map 1 year’s worth of movement around home city. Using a single map, draw a line at the end of each day showing travel around roads (line will go off
  page if leaving town).

  Failed to launch 08/23/06.
  Failed to launch 01/05/07.
  Retry 08/18/07.

  0 2 0

  09 21 2006

  Embroider phrases, prettily but simply, on hemmed cloth, such as: "a turd," "a steamy pile of shit," etc. Use "nice" colors (e.g., pinks, pastels …)

  0 2 1

  06 16 2005

  Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, guess I'll go eat worms. A website with:
  a) video, close-up of hand writing slowly in script Nobody likes me, etc.   b) child's voice singing Nobody likes me, etc.,no visuals only blank white web page
  c) time-lapse animation of 3 sets of lips, one per section, looped, no sound;   d) video of worms in dirt or compost pile, speeded up

  Postponed indefinitely.

  0 2 2

  10 06 2005

  Flipbook of haircut / timelapse of haircut

  Done! (see Material Goods /
  Documents / 2005)

  0 2 3

  07 28 2006

  Develop automatic response to emails DymProducts receives which announce group shows with significantly < 50% women. Link to corresponce, if any.

  On going.

  0 2 4

  09 03 2006

  Chart on-going struggle to eliminate ecologically destructive products (eg plastic bags) and behaviors (eg driving and flying).
  Plan to sew own food bags, etc. LINK to chart.

  [GP]   Under development.

  0 2 5

  11 20 2006

  T-shirt project. Give away remaining boat t-shirts due to poor sales abilities at dymproducts.
  Keep track of recipients; use initials for privacy. Post list as LINK. Print new t-shirt (new design) when first batch is done.
  MD x3, RAN, SN, AN x2, UN, JL, CLD, RTG, ADN (x2), UDN, SV (‡daughter), JH, KB, JA, SS, TH, MM, [JAG], [EBW, AW], MD + FH (gave 1, sold 1)

  In progress .

  0 2 6

  04 03 2007

  Loan project. Organize (via email and webpage) loan of works for duration of year in Berlin. (See #025, above, RE: sales abilities. )

  Under development.

  0 2 7

  04 06 2006

  Continuity project: use an object, section, etc. from immediately preceeding show in current show.
  This may help diligent viewers see connections between divergent pieces.

  On going.

  0 2 8

  04 06 2007

  House rules. Set up rules for garbage flow; keep track of household members understanding of and adherence to rules.
  Gradually increase complexity and comprehensiveness of rules. Strive to use all non-recyclables in sculptural projects.

  [GP]
  Under development.

  0 2 9

  04 26 2006

  Sifting garbage. Make short videos of sifting, with colander, sorting, labeling garbage piles in studio and domestic space.
  Sorting, sifting, and labeling garbage is part of process of using "garbage" in refuse projects.

  On going.

  0 3 0

  03 01 2007

  Re-name garbage projects: new name = refuse projects. Decide to keep it all lower case, very stylish.

  [GP] = [ r p ]   Done.