Avril O'Neil

DRAW ALL THE ORGANS IN THE HUMAN BODY...

2010-03-17T06:41:00.000-07:00

DRAW ALL THE ORGANS IN THE HUMAN BODY... from Avril O'Neil on Vimeo.

MEASURING GROWTH.

2010-02-24T07:39:00.001-08:00

BLINK FOR ME.

2010-02-22T14:13:00.000-08:00

Blinking, Yawning and Scratching. from Avril O'Neil on Vimeo.

COLLECTING BREATH.

2010-02-19T14:04:00.001-08:00

COLLECTING BREATH. from Avril O'Neil on Vimeo.

COLLECTING BREATH.

2010-02-19T12:01:00.000-08:00

KNUCKLE DUSTER_02.

2010-02-17T14:26:00.000-08:00

KNUCKLE DUSTER_01.

2010-02-17T14:22:00.000-08:00

EXTRA TEARS.

2010-02-13T05:08:00.000-08:00

006 FINGER-RING.

2010-02-11T03:34:00.000-08:00

WEARING YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE.

2010-02-09T15:14:00.000-08:00

TODAY I MADE A PULSE RATE SENSOR.

2010-02-09T15:06:00.000-08:00

BLINKOGRAPH.

2010-02-02T08:56:00.001-08:00

DISSERTATION.

2010-01-22T03:53:00.000-08:00

THIS IS CHARLOTTE.

2009-11-26T15:07:00.000-08:00

FUTURE FEEDER.

2009-11-20T10:01:00.000-08:00

RAISING THE 'OLD HUMAN'

2009-11-20T09:57:00.000-08:00

Charlie watched his carer place Matthew’s feeder in, from across the kitchen table, intrigued by the way Matthew gnawed away at the plastic teat, whilst sucking a meal from it. Charlie Smith O.H. had lived at number 467 Brackley St, London, Unit 5, for the 10 years of his life. He lived with his carer and 2-year-old brother Matthew Smith O.H. Unit 5 was where the young ‘Old Humans’ were raised and preserved. No one but the carers were older than twelve.

There was a frantic banging on the front door. As Carer went to open the door a little girl ran into the room, heaving her breath into her chest. Charlie had never seen another fleshy before, let alone a female; he and his brother were the only fleshies in his house. Carer was still holding Matthew close to his chest, keeping him safe next to his plastic contami-skin. The girl frantically jumped up at Carer. She was hysterical, screaming “He ripped it off!… He ripped off his plastic skin. I ran, help me… Please, he’s after me!” The girl turned to Charlie ran at him and grabbed his hand: “Run with me, you’re just like me, they’ll come get me otherwise… after this they’ll get me and take me away.” Her hand was soft, the touch of it felt like touching his own hand, just like his own hand, the same size and everything. It felt weird, awkward and uncomfortable, not anything like Carer’s skin. It felt nice to Charlie to be near Carer, his contami-skin was clean, smooth, the girl’s hand felt squidgy, it was moist to touch. What if she wasn’t clean? What if she’s infected?

Charlie ran to the other side of the room and hid underneath the kitchen table. He could hear sirens outside. The girl clung onto the plastic exterior of Carer’s leg, crying as he tried to shake her apart from him. Carer struggled, as he tried to keep Matthew safe from the frantic girl. Armed men stormed through the door, dressed in black contami-uniforms. Charlie was terrified and grabbed the table leg, clutching onto his life as he knew it. One man peeled the girl from Carer’s leg, as another reached forward to take Matthew from Carer’s arms. Carer held Matthew close to his second skin but the man forced Matthew from his grasp, then struck carer across the face. The force of the man punch was felt threw Carer’s second skin and onto his real skin; the pain was something which had grown so unfamiliar that it momentarily felt like soothing touch. “These children are now infected! In disobeying me you are disobeying our future. We need the past to survive. You know that!” the man said with authority to Carer. Charlie looked at Carer as he sat on the floor staring at the doorway as the men carried to two children away.

RESTRICTED EATING.

2009-11-05T02:50:00.000-08:00

BEHIND YOU.

2009-11-05T02:38:00.000-08:00

MASS DRAWING PRODUTION.

2009-11-04T05:44:00.000-08:00

I RUN OFF HUMAN.

2009-10-17T07:53:00.000-07:00

LEMON LED.

2009-10-14T08:26:00.000-07:00

HELLO SAINSBURY'S SEX SHOP.

2009-10-14T08:23:00.000-07:00

TUTU CAT SHAME.

2009-10-14T08:19:00.000-07:00

CHAINED TO MY COMPUTER.

2009-10-13T07:02:00.000-07:00

CUP CAKE DISPAIR.

2009-10-10T10:49:00.000-07:00

IF YOUR ANNOYING I'LL SHOW YOU MY CAKES.

2009-10-09T05:10:00.000-07:00

THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE OFFENSIVE CAKES...

2009-10-09T05:06:00.000-07:00

A TAP DANCE TO SATISFY YOUR MACHINE.

2009-10-09T04:51:00.000-07:00

UNKLE 'BURN MY SHADOWS'.

2009-10-08T22:00:00.000-07:00

I-PHONE-MAN.

2009-10-08T15:12:00.000-07:00

MAC'S FIRST KISS.

2009-10-06T13:37:00.000-07:00

I ❤ U RIGHT BACK.

2009-10-06T13:17:00.000-07:00

DESIGN WEEK.

2009-09-28T15:02:00.000-07:00

The project we did with 'Kin' www.kin-design.com, was featured in Design Week magazine.

3 WEEK RESEARCH PROJECT @ KIN.

2009-09-28T14:54:00.000-07:00

MAKING BAGS @ KIN.

2009-09-28T14:48:00.001-07:00

PORTFOLIO

2009-09-28T14:09:00.000-07:00

NOKIA INTERACTIVE SEATING

2009-05-13T15:09:00.000-07:00

NOKIA/KIN

2009-05-13T06:43:00.000-07:00

A live project proposal for Nokia, working on a fictional brief with Kin, an interactive design company. In this group project we were briefed to designed an exhibition, which would illustrated the concept of Nokia’s new social location technology. Our group of four designed an interactive seating area. Initially in the centre of the seating a projection shows words randomly floating around. When a person sits down, the area around them illuminates and the word on the projection swarm towards them. When another individual joins them, the area around them also illuminates as well as the space between them. The light is used to map the social connection between people. The words are also attracted by the second person and form trail between them. The words ask and answer the question ‘what are you doing?’ creating a fictional conversation. The same principal applies when more people join the seating.

http://www.kin-design.com/docs/goldsmiths-200903.html

ACROPHOBIA CHAIR

2009-05-13T06:09:00.000-07:00

The chair is a concept design, intended for people suffering with Acrophobia. The chair can be attached to a place of height and rocks forward, so that the user can indulge in the fear safely. Though the indulgence of experience the Acrophobic sufferer may be able to cope with their fear easier.

ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATION.

2009-01-31T12:17:00.000-08:00

Westminster is registered under the serious organised crime police act, 2005 (SOCPA). The act imposes behavioural restrictions, so that demonstrations and any form of deviant or anti-social behaviour has to be approved in order to perform the behaviour. This has created a controlled area, which is stripped of individuality and freedom of speech.

The aim of my work is not for conventional demonstration purposes. The balloon provides the user with an anonymous form of communication. By handing the balloons out to people who normally pass directly through the space without challenging their behaviour or thought, the public is directly forces to question how they would conventionally interact within the space. A question is attached to the balloon, allowing the user to express their desires, confessions or protests. This is an anonymous form of communication, which could potentially provide a connection between one individual to another unknown individual. The balloon encourages the user to communicate something that they would normally not reveal, because of its anonymous nature. The balloon is also stamped and addressed allowing the possibility of a three-way communication, which is entirely successful through chance.

TILL DEATH DO US PART...

2009-01-27T09:47:00.000-08:00

Birth and death are inevitable products of life, whereas Marriage is a social construction of society. Marriage is often associated in the same category as birth and death, labelled as being a similarly poignant part of our lives.

The Vow exchange ritual is intended to be a demonstration of a couples devotion to one another. However, is a vebal exchange the best way to illustrate your commitment to another person?

I have designed a set of blood exchange intravenous rings. The rings allow the couple to show their devotion through the exchange of each-others blood. Through transfusing your partners blood into your own veins, the concept of intimacy is heightened by making the vow exchange an internal physical experience, rather than a purely verbal contacted which is only physically seal with one kiss. This project questions how flippant the concept of marriage has become and constructs a new social ritual because of this.

THE SOCIAL GAME OF MARRIAGE.

2009-01-27T05:17:00.000-08:00

PLAY WITH YOUR POST.

2009-01-26T12:55:00.000-08:00

HOW TO MAKE A BUILDER DANCE.

2009-01-26T08:12:00.000-08:00

A SUPER ORDINARY.

2009-01-26T07:54:00.000-08:00

By combining two ordinary objects an new ordinary is created.

This experimental project allowed me to use less ordinary mediums to create object and developed my conceptual learning experience.