Unit 15: London Project
This section contains links to content to archive, an ongoing compilation of terms for the glossary and an insight into the future of the collection.
OVERVIEW
ACCESSIONS
Below is a list of the places I have already collected accessions from. Some of these images/videos have been used in the final prototype. These have also been documented in the bibliography.
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Ameblo blog for Department H, for poster illustrations by Gogh Imaizumi
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Blog posts and personal photographs, by a visitor who runs La Carmina - 2009, 2011 and 2015
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May 2013 Department H event, captured in a YouTube video by ThatFoodnCultureGuy
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Short documentary, on PLAY TOKYO YouTube account
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The prototype needs the provenance and additional information added to each image. This information, and a comprehensive list of all accessions, will be introduced in the coming months. It will not be accessible on the website, but will be used 'back-of-house' as a management system.
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GLOSSARY
This a glossary of terms associated with Department H and its community. Click any of the terms to see where the definition comes from.
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This glossary is ongoing. If you have any suggestion of relevant terms, please email hello@dontaskjustcome.com
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Artworks that are created through actions performed by the artist or other participants, which may be live or recorded, spontaneous or scripted.
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Usually applied to ostentatiously exaggerated transvestitism, ironically playing up imitations of the opposite sex.
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Refers to a male dressed as a female, often elaborately, and displaying mock feminised gestures and expressions.
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Refers to women who dress in men's attire and perform in a masculine manner that underscores masculinity's malleability as a social construct.
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A sexual fixation on a generally non-sensual object, body part, or situation
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An umbrella term used to describe a wide range of sexual activities that are considered to be unconventional or unorthodox.
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FUTURE PLANNING
The purpose of creating a living archive, rather than an exhibition, was to ensure that the narrative stayed in the hands of those who exist within it. With that in mind, I'd like to work closely with Gogh Imaizumi to collate as much existing content as possible from Department H. Ideally, with his collaboration we could collect personal photographs and videos from regular attendees and performers, as well as, gain access to livestream recordings that have been taken down (they only go up on the website for a few weeks after the show). I would also like to commission Imaizumi to capture a short audio or video recording of his own personal account of the creation and development of Department H.
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As I am moving to Japan in September to work as an Assistant Language Teacher, I would like to use my spare time to visit Department H, experience an event first-hand, and speak with its community. I also plan to collect some oral histories, handwritten or typed anecdotes, and up-to-date photos. I want to ensure that I am capturing the personality of the event in the way that I manage the archive as an ongoing, online platform.