Three Points

Point 1: Eye of a Needle

Currently sitting under my desk at home in Texas, held upright by a sewing machine, limited to vertical direction, bobs up and down, a tiny hole cut out of metal- empty/negative space, the metal around the eye defines the point, can see through it, holds thread, makes stitches, pierces objects, holds material together.

1. point to it

2. make a treasure map

3. magnify it

4. take a picture of it

5. illuminate it (using light from sewing machines)

6. follow the stitches

7. identify it by what is seen through it

8. give the exact longitude/latitude coordinates

9. write a visual description about it

10. make a human sized needle so the eye would be proportional to a head

Point 2: The Moon

Silvery, white, yellow orb, floating in the night sky, largest object in the sky, not a smooth surface- presence of craters visible from the earth, constantly appearing to change shape by waxing and waning, although its physical mass and shape is constant, appears to glow, a 3-dimensional object, even though we only see a 2-dimensional object.

1. eliminate everything else in the sky except for the moon

2. use a telescope to see it

3. arrange the stars in the sky to point to it

4. make a painting of it

5. tell a folktale about it

6. represent it with cheese

7. eliminate the moon itself (people tend to notice some things when they're absent)

8. have a bunch of satellites orbit it

9. build a ladder to it from the surface of the earth

10. take an inverted photo of it ( black on white)

Point 3: Top Right Tack on Poster

Silver tack, holding up poster, anchored into the wall, light reflected off of it, probably made out of plastic but dipped into silver paint, located in the FA-102 class room, smooth texture, blends in slightly to the poster and the wall, smaller than my pinky toe.

1. draw arrows pointing to it

2. eliminate everything but the tack

3. enlarge it to the size of a hand

4. change the color to something more vibrant, like hot pink or neon green

5. put a spotlight on it

6. zoom in on it so you can see every single detail of it

7. take it out of the wall and feature it in a museum exhibition

8. dip it in hand sanitizer and light it on fire (so the tack doesn't actually burn)

9. take it out and put it in a natural context, like soil (to emphasize industrial v. nature)

10. write a eulogy praising it for holding up a poster