http://www.ditteblohm.com ditte blohm Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:37:41 +0000 http://www.ditteblohm.com en http://www.ditteblohm.com/MEET-ME-IN-THE-NOW-The-installation http://www.ditteblohm.com/following/ditteblohm.com/MEET-ME-IN-THE-NOW-The-installation Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:37:41 +0000 ditte blohm 4723055 <img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4723055/Meet_me_web1.jpg" width="670" height="376" width_o="2048" height_o="1150" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4723055/Meet_me_web1_o.jpg" data-mid="25236305" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4723055/meet_me_web2.jpg" width="670" height="376" width_o="1824" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4723055/meet_me_web2_o.jpg" data-mid="25236307" border="0" align="left"/> "Meet me in the now", 2012 chairs, boxes, sound, projection in cups, coffee Sound: 73 min. "Meet me in the now" is an installation about the "now", the current moment. The soundtrack is 14 interviews about the "now". The two cups represent a personal conversation between two people. The conversation is projected in the cups, as if the cups are "talking" to each other. At the installation there is served coffee. Thanks to: All the participants Coffee Company "Meet me in the now", 2012 chairs, boxes, sound, projection in cups, coffee Sound: 73 min. "Meet me in the now" is an installation about the "now", the current... http://www.ditteblohm.com/RESEARCHING-THE-NOW http://www.ditteblohm.com/following/ditteblohm.com/RESEARCHING-THE-NOW Sat, 05 Jan 2013 10:44:55 +0000 ditte blohm 4207478 RESEARCHING THE NOW APART FROM SOCIETY <img src="http://payload95.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4207478/IMG_0713_1.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload95.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4207478/IMG_0713_1_o.JPG" data-mid="24487627" border="0" align="left"/> For 4 days I locked myself up on a campsite in Rotterdam. I wanted to research the "now" alone and apart from society. Only sleeping, eating and thinking. Imagine not doing anything for 4 days. No people, no books, no internet, no phone. Then you will experience the "now"! RESEARCHING THE NOW IN EVERYDAY LIFE Clive Wearing is a man with a short time memory of 7 sec. Which means his life only consists of the past 7 seconds. Having Clive as my dogma, I asked people about their 7 seconds. The participants got assignments about their "now", during one week, on their mobile phones, in order to catch them in the moment. After the assignment I talked to the participants and a lot of them had appreciated the small tasks. It had reminded them to pay more attention to how they where spending their time - and getting the most out of their personal "now". After this response I wanted the participants to sent assignments to me. Therefore I decided to research my own "now" and my daily life: RESEARCHING MY NOW IN EVERYDAY LIFE THE NOW VS. A SPECIAL MOMENT <img src="http://payload95.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4207478/specialmoment.jpg" width="670" height="430" width_o="816" height_o="524" src_o="http://payload95.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4207478/specialmoment_o.jpg" data-mid="25084644" border="0" align="left"/> I asked people to think about a special moment and what it contained. I realized that when you ask people a personal question they are not afraid to give you a personal answer. A personal meeting in the "now". RESEARCHING MY OWN SPECIAL MOMENTS. <img src="http://payload95.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4207478/IMG_8127.jpg" width="670" height="386" width_o="1600" height_o="924" src_o="http://payload95.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4207478/IMG_8127_o.jpg" data-mid="24487726" border="0" align="left"/> Observing my own everyday life, choosing special moments and categorizing them. MEETING PEOPLE IN THE NOW <img src="http://payload95.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4207478/thump.jpg" width="555" height="400" width_o="555" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload95.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4207478/thump_o.jpg" data-mid="25141899" border="0" align="left"/> "MEET ME IN THE NOW" was a silent performance to research peoples thoughts about the now. I invited people to come and meet me in the now at a cafe in Rotterdam. Both strangers and friends were invited. During 5 days, for 40 hours, I interviewed people in the "now" about the "now". This resulted in 14 personal interviews about the "now", how we live our life and wishes about how life could be. <img src="http://payload95.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4207478/IMG_8125.jpg" width="670" height="1165" width_o="920" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload95.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/4207478/IMG_8125_o.jpg" data-mid="24487724" border="0" align="left"/> RESEARCHING THE NOW APART FROM SOCIETY For 4 days I locked myself up on a campsite in Rotterdam. I wanted to research the "now" alone and apart from society. Only... http://www.ditteblohm.com/FRIRUM http://www.ditteblohm.com/following/ditteblohm.com/FRIRUM Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:26:27 +0000 ditte blohm 3690447 <img src="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/bagsidebrochure_14.jpg" width="670" height="472" width_o="1094" height_o="771" src_o="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/bagsidebrochure_14_o.jpg" data-mid="19177741" border="0" align="left"/> Frirum er mit bachelor projekt hvor jeg har arbejdet med kræftpatienters ventetid inden de skal til konsultationen, hvor de bliver diagnosticeret med kræft eller ej. Denne konsultation kan ændre deres liv på et splitsekund. Den endelige installation har til formål at give patienten et frirum, inden de skal ind til den vigtige samtale. Nedenfor kan du se det oprindelige venteværelse, og hvordan projektets udvikling har været. "Frirum" is my bachelor project where I worked with the period of time cancer patients wait before going to the consultation where they will know if they are diagnosed with cancer or not. This consultation can change their life in a second. The final installation is intended to give the patient a break before they have the important conversation. Below you can see the original waiting room, and the development of the project. <img src="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/ventevrelse1.jpg" width="670" height="893" width_o="1368" height_o="1824" src_o="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/ventevrelse1_o.jpg" data-mid="19161801" border="0" align="left"/> RESEARCH Jeg startede på Medicinsk Ambulatorium på Vejle Sygehus, hvor jeg observerede afdelingen, patienter, sygeplejersker og patienter til konsultation. RESEARCH I started at the Medical Infirmary at Vejle Hospital, where I observed the department, patients, nurses and patients before the consultation. <img src="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/observationer.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/observationer_o.jpg" data-mid="19161734" border="0" align="left"/> Oversigt over observationerne. Rød = Ubehageligt at opholde sig Blå = Rart at opholde sig Til ventre på tegningen er venteværelset, hvor lungecancerpatienter sidder og venter. Konsultationerne sker til højre på tegningen, i små rum, som ligger på række, på en lang gang. Summary of the observations. Red = Uncomfortable area Blue = Good area To the left in the drawing you see the waiting room where cancer patients are waiting. In the right side of the drawing you see the small rooms where the consultations take place. CANCERFORUM.DK <img src="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/sprgeskema.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/sprgeskema_o.jpg" data-mid="19166629" border="0" align="left"/> Efter mine observationer på afdelingen lavede jeg et spørgeskema til kræftpatienter. Jeg kontaktede cancerforum.dk, som er et anonymt forum for kræftpatienter og pårørende. Cancerforum.dk lavede et indlæg om mit projekt og vedlagde et link til spørgeskemaet, som brugerne kunne svare på, hvis de havde lyst. Nogle beskrev, hvor vigtigt det er at få noget at drikke og have noget at læse i. Ved at stille mere uddybende spørgsmål til f.eks. stemningen i venteværelset, eller hvad patienterne tænkte på, fandt jeg ud af, at de alle er meget nervøse, anspændte og tænker på kræft. After my observations on the hospital, I made a questionnaire for cancer patients. I contacted cancerforum.dk, which is an anonymous forum for cancer patients. Cancerforum.dk made ​​a post about my project, enclosing a link to the questionnaire that users could answer. Some described how important it is to get something to drink and something to read in. By asking more detailed questions, for example about their mood in the waiting room, or what patients thought of, I found out that they are all very nervous, tense and thinking about cancer. CLIVE WEARING RESEARCH PROJEKT Gennemsnittet af lungekræftpatienterne i venteværelset er 60+ og størstedelen er rygere. Dette gennemsnit er en kendsgerning, men den følelse patienterne oplever, mener jeg, vi alle kan opleve, og jeg valgte derfor at undersøge hvad "ikke-syge" personer laver og sætter pris på i sin hverdag. Research projektet tager udgangspunkt i manden Clive Wearing som kun har en korttidshukommelse på 7 sek. Ud fra dette sendte jeg opgaver til 37 medvirkende som f.eks. Tænk på de bedste 7 sek. i dag og beskriv øjeblikket med 3 ord. Se alle spørgsmål og svar i filmen: CLIVE Wearing RESEARCH PROJECT The average of lung cancer patients in the waiting room is 60 + and the majority are smokers. This average is a fact, but the feeling patients experience, I think we can all experience, and I therefore chose to examine what "non-sick" people do and appreciate in everyday life. Research project is based on a man called Clive Wearing that have a short-term memory in 7 seconds. Based on this, I sent tasks to 37 participants. See all questions and answers in the film: BESØG PÅ HEJMDAL, KRÆFTPATIENTERNES HUS Gennem Kræftens Bekæmpelse fandt jeg frem til Maggie Centers, som er huse der fungerer som kræftrådgivning og aktivitetshuse for kræftpatienter. I Århus er Kræftpatienternes hus, Hejmdal, et rådgivningscenter, som er bygget efter Maggies paradigmer. Jeg besøgte huset i to omgange. På første besøg var jeg udefra kommende gæst og fik rundvisning. Jeg ville gerne tættere på brugerne og fik derefter lov til at komme igen og deltage i kunstterapi. Kunstterapien tilbydes tre gange i ugen og det er næsten de samme 10-20 personer, der deltager hver gang. Deltagerne er kræftsyge eller tidligere kræftsyge patienter. Jeg observerede at kurset ikke handlede meget om kræft og sygdom. Fokus var på, hvad og hvordan man maler. Og det er så maleriet man tager en snak om. Et eksempel kunne være, at hvis man altid brugte de samme farver eller kompositioner, så diskuterede man, om der kunne være en grund til det. I pauserne blev det mere personligt og deltagerne snakkede om hverdagsting og kræft. Men ordet kræft blev ikke nævnt men blev erstattet af ordet "sygdom". De snakkede heller ikke direkte om sygdommen, men mere om den måde sygdommen påvirkede deres hverdag. Muligheden for at være sammen med denne gruppe på Hejmdal var en stor oplevelse og inspiration. Jeg snakkede med flere af dem, om den anspændthed jeg havde følt i venteværelset, og som jeg havde fået på skrift i spørgeskemaerne. Kvinderne fortalte om deres egen tid i venteværelset. De snakkede om, at man er nervøs for den samtale, man skal ind og have med lægen. Derfor var det godt med læsestof eller tv til at få ens tanker på noget andet. Flere af dem snakkede om at mange venteværelser var for små, og de følte ikke at deres intimssfære blev respekteret. VISIT HEJMDAL, CANCER PATIENT HOUSE Through "Kræftens Bekæmpelse" I found Maggie Centers, which are houses that act as cancer counseling and activity centers for cancer patients. I visited the house on two occasions. On the first visit I was there as a guest.And second time as a participant in art therapy. Art therapy is offered three times a week and it is almost the same 10-20 people attending each time. The participants are cancer patients or former cancer patients. I observed that the course was not about cancer and disease. The focus was on what and how to paint. An example would be that if you always used the same colors or compositions, they would discuss if there could be a reason for it. During the breaks, it was more personal and participants talked about everyday things and cancer. But the word cancer was not mentioned but was replaced by the word "disease". They talked not directly about the disease, but more about the way the disease affected their lives. I talked to them about the tension I had felt in the waiting room, and in the questionnaires. The women talked about their time in the waiting room. They talked about that they where nervous while waiting for the consultation. Therefore they likes to read or watch television to think about something else. Several of them talked about the many waiting rooms were too small and they did not feel that their private space was respected. IDEUDVIKLING Mit research pegede på at patienterne i venteværelset umiddelbare ønsker som f.eks. vand, kaffe, magasiner var opfyldt, men der findes ikke nogen reel løsning for at bearbejde den anspændthed, som patienterne oplever, mens de venter. Jeg udarbejdede derfor forskellige forsøg for, hvordan man kan give patienterne en positiv oplevelse og stadig respektere deres situation. IDEA DEVELOPMENT My research showed the immidiate wishes of the patients. Such as water, coffee, magazines, but there is no solution to deal with the anxiety that patients experience while waiting. I therefore developed various tests, how to give patients a positive experience and still respect their situation. Filmen viser eksempler på forsøg i model af venteværelset. På taget af Vejle Sygehus kan man se det meste af byen og naturen omkring sygehus. Det er en fantastisk udsigt. Jeg ville gerne skabe dette rum inde i venteværelset. Ideen var derfor at sætte 4 kameraer op på taget af sygehuset og filme udsigten hele vejen rundt. Denne udsigt kunne man så se i venteværelset på alle rummets 4 vægge. Jeg præsenterede ideen til afdelingen som indvilgede i ideen om at afprøve at projicere udsigten over Vejle i deres venteværelse. The film shows examples of attempts to model the waiting room. On the roof of Vejle Hospital, you can see most of the city and the countryside around the hospital. I wanted to create this space inside the waiting room. The idea was to take 4 cameras on the roof of the hospital and filming film the view. This view can be seen in the waiting room at the 4 walls. I presented the idea to the department who agreed to try to project the views of Vejle in their waiting room. <img src="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/kamera.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1728" height_o="1152" src_o="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/kamera_o.jpg" data-mid="19170859" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/opstning.jpg" width="670" height="1005" width_o="1152" height_o="1728" src_o="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/opstning_o.jpg" data-mid="19170863" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/projektor.jpg" width="670" height="1005" width_o="1152" height_o="1728" src_o="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/projektor_o.jpg" data-mid="19170868" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/endeligfoto1.jpg" width="670" height="1005" width_o="1152" height_o="1728" src_o="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/endeligfoto1_o.jpg" data-mid="19170571" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/endeligfoto2.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1728" height_o="1152" src_o="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/endeligfoto2_o.jpg" data-mid="19170576" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/endeligfoto3.jpg" width="670" height="1005" width_o="1102" height_o="1653" src_o="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/endeligfoto3_o.jpg" data-mid="19170582" border="0" align="left"/> Fotografier af opsætning og afprøvning af installationen. EVALUERING I prøveperioden observerede jeg, hvordan patienterne modtog installationen. Der var mange, som var optaget af installationen. Patienterne snakkede om den eller installationen startede en samtale om vejret eller morgentrafikken. Der var også mange, som ikke bemærkede eller var interesserede i installationen. Man skulle tro, at dette var et nederlag, men det er præcis, hvad installationen også skal kunne. Patienterne skal selv vælge oplevelsen til, hvis de har lyst. Til evalueringen lavede jeg også spørgeskemaer, hvor jeg kunne spørge patienterne mere direkte, hvad de synes om installationen. Flere patienter skrev at Frirum gjorde en forskel i deres ventetid. Projektet var sådan en succes, at planen er, i samarbejde med Medicinsk Ambulatorium, at få hele installationen opsat til efteråret. Venteværelset på Medicinsk Ambulatorium kommer til at se sådan ud: EVALUATION During the trial period I observed how patients perceived the installation. There were many who were engaged in the installation. Patients were talking about the installation or started a conversation about the weather or morning traffic. There were also many who did not notice the installation, which is good because I don't want to surprise or entertain people in such a difficult situation. For evaluation I made two questionnaires where I could ask patients more directly what they think of the installation. Several patients wrote that the installation made a difference for them while they where waiting. The project was such a success that the Medical Infirmary are negotiating with a company to realize the project. The waiting room will look like this: DET ENDELIGE FRIRUM THE FINAL "FRIRUM" <img src="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/helrumsinstallation.jpg" width="670" height="1005" width_o="2048" height_o="3072" src_o="http://payload69.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/3690447/helrumsinstallation_o.jpg" data-mid="19161751" border="0" align="left"/> TAK TIL / Thank you Medicinsk Ambulatorium, Vejle Sygehus Lindpro A/S, Vejle DECTEL Cancerforum.dk Hejmdal, Kræftpatienternes Hus Kræftrådgivningen Vejle Ronny Davidsen Flemming Lundsgaard Rico Milland Frirum er mit bachelor projekt hvor jeg har arbejdet med kræftpatienters ventetid inden de skal til konsultationen, hvor de bliver diagnosticeret med kræft... http://www.ditteblohm.com/Layout http://www.ditteblohm.com/following/ditteblohm.com/Layout Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:27:22 +0000 ditte blohm 2950380 <img src="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side1.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side1_o.jpg" data-mid="15052409" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side2.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side2_o.jpg" data-mid="15052411" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side4.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side4_o.jpg" data-mid="15052414" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side7.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side7_o.jpg" data-mid="15052419" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side6.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side6_o.jpg" data-mid="15052416" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side8.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/side8_o.jpg" data-mid="15052421" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/sidsteside.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2950380/sidsteside_o.jpg" data-mid="15052425" border="0" align="left"/> Layout made for the future magazine of Kolding school of Design. Layout made for the future magazine of Kolding school of Design. http://www.ditteblohm.com/The-Unsaid http://www.ditteblohm.com/following/ditteblohm.com/The-Unsaid Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:46:06 +0000 ditte blohm 2846748 <img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2846748/flowchart.jpg" width="670" height="426" width_o="2048" height_o="1302" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2846748/flowchart_o.jpg" data-mid="14477831" border="0" align="left"/> “The unsaid” is a webpage that works as a confessional. The page will listen to your secret. It will record it, analyse it and convert it into a 3D form so you can now see and feel your secret. The page will afterwards delete the secret. Print and fold it or get the form, a balloon and helium – And set it free! <img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2846748/flowchart2.jpg" width="670" height="426" width_o="2048" height_o="1302" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2846748/flowchart2_o.jpg" data-mid="14477844" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2846748/flowchart3.jpg" width="670" height="426" width_o="2048" height_o="1302" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2846748/flowchart3_o.jpg" data-mid="14477857" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2846748/printfoto.jpg" width="670" height="893" width_o="2048" height_o="2731" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2846748/printfoto_o.jpg" data-mid="15015389" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2846748/set it freefoto.jpg" width="670" height="893" width_o="2048" height_o="2730" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/3/125469/2846748/set it freefoto_o.jpg" data-mid="15015456" border="0" align="left"/> “The unsaid” is a webpage that works as a confessional. The page will listen to your secret. It will record it, analyse it and convert it into a 3D form so... http://www.ditteblohm.com/Good-inside http://www.ditteblohm.com/following/ditteblohm.com/Good-inside Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:07:34 +0000 ditte blohm 2846434 “Good Inside” is a viral coffee commercial made in collaboration with UTZ certified coffee from Merrild Coffee. “Good Inside” is a viral coffee commercial made in collaboration with UTZ certified coffee from Merrild Coffee. http://www.ditteblohm.com/Imagine http://www.ditteblohm.com/following/ditteblohm.com/Imagine Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:38:26 +0000 ditte blohm 2845550 “Imagine” is a movie made for Mette Mikkelsen, the director of e-trans, for a new project concerning the awareness of consumption of electricity. We wanted to make people curios about energy, so instead of showing them windmills and nuclear power station, we focused on other kinds of energy. As for example the energy between two people. The movie is being used as inspiration and to show future investors. “Imagine” is a movie made for Mette Mikkelsen, the director of e-trans, for a new project concerning the awareness of consumption of electricity. We wanted... http://www.ditteblohm.com/The-Rip-off-project http://www.ditteblohm.com/following/ditteblohm.com/The-Rip-off-project Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:11:28 +0000 ditte blohm 2723527 ”Woman against woman” is a movie made in collaboration with the Dutch designers Lernert & Sander. The task was to choose one of their projects and rip it off! See the original here Made in collaboration with Marilyn Sonneveld ”Woman against woman” is a movie made in collaboration with the Dutch designers Lernert & Sander. The task was to choose one of their projects and rip it off!...