Author: Sam Watkins

  • An Attempt at a Postmodern Visual Approach to LGBTQ Archival Data

    This is the somewhat overdramatized story of how my research project failed. Not too many capstone papers start that way (though probably more should), but mine does because, if I’m honest, the project about which you will read didn’t work. I had originally proposed an archival research project bridging two arenas: data mining and visual…

  • An Audio Postcard from The 2023 Armory Show in New York City

    https://youtu.be/M6FkFBdbxcI BACKGROUND NOISE A repetitive mechanical clomping and ambient crowd sounds. SAMANTHA This is the endless dancing of the mechanical puppet outside of Wusan Gallery’s booth at the 2023 Armory Show. Representing South Korean artists, the installation speaks to one of the summer’s major themes in the creative industries: the value of labor.  BACKGROUND NOISE…