A play : Between me and you

• Main Author: Jung, Jin Won, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Other Authors: Joan Jonas.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
• Subjects: Architecture.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/49732

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2009. === Page 107 blank. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-106) and index. === Between Me and You is a writing by Jin Won Jung. She also goes by Jin. This thesis is written in a format that mimics writing of play which involves transforming action and movement into text. This is not necessarily a "PLAY"' on stage. This is a play with a lowercase p which encompasses all the definitions of play. (Definitions of play (Merriam-Webster dictionary) 1 a: swordplay b archaic: game, sport c: the conduct, course, or action of a game d: a particular act or maneuver in a game: as (1): the action during an attempt to advance the ball in football (2): the action in which a player is put out in baseball e: the action in which cards are played after bidding in a card game f: the moving of a piece in a board game (as chess) g: one's turn in a game <it's your play> 2 a obsolete : sexual intercourse b: amorous flirtation : dalliance 3 a: recreational activity; especially: the spontaneous activity of children b: absence of serious or harmful intent : jest<said it in play> c: the act or an instance of playing on words or speech sounds d: gaming, gambling 4 a (1): an act, way, or manner of proceeding : maneuver<that was a play to get your fingerprints - erle stanley gardner> (2): deal, venture b (1): the state of being active, operative, or relevant <other motives surely come into play - m. r. cohen> <several issues are at play> (2): brisk, fitful, or light movement <the gem presented a dazzling play of colors> (3): free or unimpeded motion (as of a part of a machine) ; also: the length or measure of such motion (4): scope or opportunity for action (5): a function of an electronic device that causes a recording to play 5: emphasis or publicity especially in the news media <wished the country received a better play in the american press - hugh maclennan> 6: a move or series of moves calculated to arouse friendly feelings - usually used with make<made a big play for the girl - will herman> 7 a: the stage representation of an action or story b: a dramatic composition : drama) Language has always played an important role in my research and work. Words, their meanings, and their metaphors inspire me. If I am to write about what I do and what I've done in the process of learning to become an artist I prefer to give a feel for it. I would rather make attempts to give a sense of the aura in the performances than to describe what happened in didactic words, because describing it will only be told as a thing in the past. My work hopes to be always in-progress and always be made new by the "users" and the "readers". For me, this is the only way to write. The writing should be open. It should allow for any desire to be acted upon reading. Language, especially metaphors, has its way of asking the audience to "feel" how one feels. When you tell me about the weight on your shoulders I can take time to think about its heaviness. I think about the way it feels on my body, then my body slowly slouches. However, the problem of language and the way we use it is that we don't take the time to think about things. I mean the very literal visuals that a metaphor provides are never imagined and thought for a long enough time to really understand what the other person is saying. If these visuals of spoken language are actually experienced I would really feel my shoulders slump with empathy. To make metaphysics out of a spoken language is to make the language express what it does not ordinarily express: to make use of it in a new, exceptional, and unaccustomed fashion; to reveal its possibilities for producing physical shock; to divide and distribute it actively in space; to deal with intonations in an absolutely concrete manner, restoring their power to shatter as well as really to manifest something; to turn against language and its basely utilitarian, one could say alimentary, sources, and against its trapped-beast origins; and finally, to consider language as the form of Incantation. 2 Incantation. Words and letters. They could have magical qualities. They could put the readers into a space, zone or a mindset to "act-out". I hope to use language this way in this writing. The way I try to make my work create an "atmosphere" or an "aura" rather than a didactic narrative. The whole writing could be seen as a metaphor. I use language. I play with words so that the reader has the time to think and visualize things that are so familiar to us. I would like to provide a space in the reader to play with these familiar words, too. === by Jin Won Jung. === S.M.