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SPENDING 30 YEARS WATCHING PEOPLE INTERACT WITH
TECHNOLOGY GAVE ME A LOT OF INSIGHTS AND THIS HAS BECOME MY SANDBOX TO EXPLORE THOSE THINGS I AM
ROGER BELVEAL I'M A FUTURIST ARTIST I STARTED WELDING WHEN I WAS 9 YEARS OLD IN MY DAD'S SHOP
NEVER GOT REAL GOOD AT IT BUT LOVED IT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN THE BACK OF MY MIND WONDERING HOW WOULD
I DO THIS IN METAL AND WELD IT IT WAS 2011 AND THERE WAS NOTHING BIGGER THAN THE IPHONE AT
THAT TIME IN THE TECHNOLOGY WORLD SO WHAT'S BIGGER THAN AN IPHONE A BIG IPHONE THIS WHOLE AADVENTURE
STARTED OUT WITH THIS AND JUST EXPANDED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WHEN SOMETHING BECOMES
ICONIC IT'S AN IMAGE THAT'S IN YOUR HEAD RIGHT WHETHER IT STILL EXISTS IN REAL LIFE OR NOT THE
CURVE THE GENERAL RADIUS CORNERS AND THE HOME BUTTON TELL YOU THAT THIS IS A SMARTPHONE
IT'S AN IPHONE THAT ESTABLISHED THE ICON IN OUR HEAD OF OF WHAT A SMARTPHONE IS I
HAVE A ANDROID IT'S ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE AUDIENCE SOMETHING FAMILIAR BUT LET'S
SHOW IT TO YOU IN AN UNFAMILIAR WAY TRY TO FIND IMAGES THAT ARE ICONIC THAT HAVE MEANING
AND RELEVANCE I DID A LOT OF INDIVIDUAL ICONS BECAUSE PEOPLE SAID I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE I WANT
TO TAKE IT HOME WITH ME SO WE CAN MOVE THEM AROUND JUST LIKE EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR
PHONE TO MOVE THINGS AROUND YOU CAN DO THAT HERE AS AN ARTIST WE HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND BUT THE
AUDIENCE MAY TAKE IT AND MAKE IT INTO SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAT'S ALL THEIR OWN I HOPE
THEY FIND SOME PERSONAL CONNECTION TO IT THERE'S A SEQUENCE WHEN PEOPLE SEE SOMETHING FROM A FAR
OFF IT'S KIND OF LIKE A REAL ESTATE AND CURB APPEAL YOU SEE SOMETHING YOU GO WHAT IS THAT
OVER THERE YOU KNOW SO IT DRAWS YOU TO IT I'M ROGER BELVEAL I'M A FUTURIST SCULPTOR AND I'M ONE
OF THE ARTISTS SHOWING AT THE NOCTURN EVENT COMING UP AT GRAND PARK AND I HOPE YOU COME AND ENJOY
THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE'RE CREATING FOR YOU THERE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.