Trading Spaces: The Brooklyn Edition

One of my favorite things about living in the loft has been improving the space. For the first time, I have personal and communal space that I can ameliorate semi-permanently or permanently. The loft is a place where anyone who comes in has the right to change it and make it part of their own. People write on the walls when they feel like it, turn the kitchen into a jam session recording studio when they feel like it, build lofts or tree houses or skateboarding ramps when they feel like it...

So far, my favorite parts of the loft to modify have been the walls. I've painted the bedroom of a roommate blue/black/grey, the bedroom of another roommate white, my own bedroom blue and white, and the entryway to the loft bright, bright orange. I've also spent a lot of time writing on the walls, and last night I made the wall behind the sink an enormous canvas for an illustration. I've always felt a bit like a guest in my dorm room, knowing decorations will have to come down in due time and any major painting or modifications will have to be changed back. Likewise, in my family's new house, which is toured by visitors on a semi-regular basis, my creative impulses could never be made manifest as permanent installments. Even my bedroom is limited to my mother's tasteful interior decoration, since I was off at school during the move. In the loft, though, I feel an enhanced sense of ownership despite my short stay: knowing the art, thoughts, and paint I add to it will far outlast my stay makes me feel like a part of the space itself.

Revolving Doors (Stop Motion)

Talk about a blast from the past: this was something I made right after I decided to be a film major but long before I ever actually touched a camera. I used the webcam on my MacBook, and actually had the audacity to use this as supporting evidence on why I should be admitted to Harvard's intro film class.

Untitled (Toothpaste)

Untitled (Toothpaste) from Katherine Tygielski on Vimeo.

One of my projects from Intermediate Video.

Nothing to Write Foam About

...but it's not too shabby. I made this video, in collaboration with one Derek J, for Mather's annual foam party. Eight feet of bubbles, pumping music mixed by the the #1 DJ in the world, lights low, inebriated/half-naked Harvard students covered in slippery foam... It's a pretty crazy time. You can imagine.

Yeahhh, Mather Lather.

Just Like the Movies

The Mather Video is finally up! The freshmen will find out this week which house they'll live in for the next three years, and we made this video to let them know about ours.