https://www.aprilsoetarman.com April Soetarman Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:57:25 +0000 https://www.aprilsoetarman.com en https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Main-page Sat, 12 Dec 2020 03:46:52 +0000 April Soetarman https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Main-page FEATURED PROJECTS: ALL WORK ︎︎︎ <img width="4032" height="2268" width_o="4032" height_o="2268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d7a829a34ec524c6da8f89dc8ffcda058ca914ccc2da34ed5c1b409cc51ecc4d/yellow_comparison.jpg" data-mid="234433177" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d7a829a34ec524c6da8f89dc8ffcda058ca914ccc2da34ed5c1b409cc51ecc4d/yellow_comparison.jpg" /> Working Artist Board Game*A board game about being a working artist under capitalism.*currently in-progress 2023 - ongoingconceptual art board game<img width="2433" height="1630" width_o="2433" height_o="1630" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d99880b6ae978ea60efdf5ec4810f41646c0508d50b0d661cf8742c93799809c/FormOfLonging-4-cropC.jpg" data-mid="242625147" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d99880b6ae978ea60efdf5ec4810f41646c0508d50b0d661cf8742c93799809c/FormOfLonging-4-cropC.jpg" /> Form of Longing A step-by-step form for naming, identifying, and processing your want, craving, or desire. From the Department of Emotional Labor. 2025 embossed forms <img width="3600" height="2400" width_o="3600" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/198edd3c3970a185f0a6138caeb5308ac7b144d391c8afb0527d7a4b340fa64c/20250422_UnfinishedProject_ReleaseForm_054.jpg" data-mid="234385778" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/198edd3c3970a185f0a6138caeb5308ac7b144d391c8afb0527d7a4b340fa64c/20250422_UnfinishedProject_ReleaseForm_054.jpg" /> Unfinished Projects Release FormA permission slip and ritual that walks you emotionally letting go of an unfinished creative project. 2024carbonless forms <img width="2000" height="1125" width_o="2000" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/acbd745ce49115105982b7806017a14465339f9a182229885d05e3a679fbdb33/WNYC_1.jpg" data-mid="91882378" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/acbd745ce49115105982b7806017a14465339f9a182229885d05e3a679fbdb33/WNYC_1.jpg" /> The End of the Day&nbsp; A public audio installation that can only be experienced at sunset. 2020-2023public art ︎︎︎TheEndOfTheDay.guide <img width="2464" height="1643" width_o="2464" height_o="1643" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d80d1cc737759415521a0974d3355d80cfc56dfbc1106f38e47d15fa74ebc36/FilipWolak_SFPCShowcase_0067_6560.jpg" data-mid="91886482" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d80d1cc737759415521a0974d3355d80cfc56dfbc1106f38e47d15fa74ebc36/FilipWolak_SFPCShowcase_0067_6560.jpg" /> The Museum of Almost RealitiesA fictional museum about a collection of artifacts from the life you might have had. 2017-2018 narrative installation ︎︎︎AlmostRealities.org <img width="1650" height="1275" width_o="1650" height_o="1275" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/443f37f26ba7533641c70c0477d0b2996292eef8f61a6901d03d06e8644cfd16/DoEL_Overview.jpg" data-mid="91888675" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/443f37f26ba7533641c70c0477d0b2996292eef8f61a6901d03d06e8644cfd16/DoEL_Overview.jpg" /> The Department of Emotional Labor A speculative “soft bureaucracy” navigating the ways we care for and inadvertently hurt each other. 2019 immersive theater&nbsp;︎︎︎EmotionalLabor.org <img width="3805" height="2536" width_o="3805" height_o="2536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96d3399b316cbd924600a51a5143c0b5b7c84c3ef0faeccb6e7fff839845aa9d/Print_AttentionMinnepolis_20170629_193244.jpg" data-mid="91881565" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96d3399b316cbd924600a51a5143c0b5b7c84c3ef0faeccb6e7fff839845aa9d/Print_AttentionMinnepolis_20170629_193244.jpg" /> ATTENTION: YOU ARE WONDERFUL AND DESERVE EVERY HAPPINESS A guerrilla art series of unexpected sayings on metal street signs, installed nationwide.&nbsp; 2017public art︎︎︎Kickstarter (2018) <img width="3888" height="2506" width_o="3888" height_o="2506" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5e027e338c518355c0b6b847f08796b716307b50767c1d031e33c98e2fce861/Edit_IMG_1023-2.jpg" data-mid="91881564" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5e027e338c518355c0b6b847f08796b716307b50767c1d031e33c98e2fce861/Edit_IMG_1023-2.jpg" /> WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU GOT TO SAY GOODBYE? + others A commissioned sign series addressing feelings about an ever-changing Seattle. 2019public art <img width="1600" height="1201" width_o="1600" height_o="1201" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d682002903d50ceec6da6211d9d1df31922717e08e51299df7fbb267b6dcb60/images-only.png" data-mid="173943096" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d682002903d50ceec6da6211d9d1df31922717e08e51299df7fbb267b6dcb60/images-only.png" /> Porch Scenes (from Across the Space-Time Continuum) A play about alternate realities, the afterlife, and one last sunset before the end. 2023 play <img width="1060" height="660" width_o="1060" height_o="660" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66faa0ad8e485e7c7a06f6f8796961177488ba01dc89751651d2ce740520a8cc/AdvancedCalculationsImage.jpeg" data-mid="91885948" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66faa0ad8e485e7c7a06f6f8796961177488ba01dc89751651d2ce740520a8cc/AdvancedCalculationsImage.jpeg" /> Advanced Calculations for Women in Heterosexual Relationships “Take the function of Mary. Take the function of John. Does Mary remember who she was before John?” ︎︎︎Read on McSweeney’s 2020published short fiction <img width="1068" height="711" width_o="1068" height_o="711" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6851dfe999923550101940121c71abde67018264bd198ed2adb5efb5dddb306b/sculpturegif3_rotate_crop.gif" data-mid="91881907" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6851dfe999923550101940121c71abde67018264bd198ed2adb5efb5dddb306b/sculpturegif3_rotate_crop.gif" /> Objects of My Affection&nbsp; A mailable sculpture series about care and touch over distance. 2020 sculpture <img width="818" height="515" width_o="818" height_o="515" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77d122d78c24003f2898961312a7f583acb079506ead78a59642ca7d67f071d8/818_notice-I-never-stopped-loving-you.jpg" data-mid="91884106" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/818/i/77d122d78c24003f2898961312a7f583acb079506ead78a59642ca7d67f071d8/818_notice-I-never-stopped-loving-you.jpg" /> WeirdSideProjects.com An ongoing series of some of my experiments in code, text, street art, food, and feelings.&nbsp; 2015 - present various mediums︎︎︎WeirdSideProjects.com ALL WORK ︎︎︎ https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Index Sat, 12 Dec 2020 03:46:53 +0000 April Soetarman https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Index ALL CREATIVE WORK&nbsp; Date: 2024,&nbsp;2023,&nbsp;2021,&nbsp;2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, older Medium: Public Art, Narrative Design, Games,&nbsp;Installation,&nbsp;Sculpture, Visual Art, Performance, Short Fiction, Writing,&nbsp;Weird Side Projects https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Working-Artist-Board-Game Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:57:25 +0000 April Soetarman https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Working-Artist-Board-Game Working Artist Board Game*in-progress, coming 2026/2027 Presented at:&nbsp; - WordHack (2024)- Creative Mornings: New York is Creative (2024) - Index Space (2025)&nbsp;Special thanks to Wooodward Residency and Worlds in Play for their support A board game about being a working artist under capitalism. Working Artist Board Game is competitive multiplayer board game about balancing the beauty and joy of making art and how it connects you with the world, contrasted with having to leverage your art as a commodity to survive under capitalism.&nbsp;For 3-6 players. Currently running playtests, with game development updates sent to a private email list (signup below).&nbsp;︎︎︎ Sign up to playtest the game (NYC/online) and for private in-progress updates&nbsp; <img width="3846" height="2564" width_o="3846" height_o="2564" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f17140fed1371b32ba10e1859841a74d9128e193d918dfa0c90429c071648cc/playtesting_yellow1.jpg" data-mid="216630530" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f17140fed1371b32ba10e1859841a74d9128e193d918dfa0c90429c071648cc/playtesting_yellow1.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="2268" width_o="4032" height_o="2268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/28983a8fdb42f1a30ec92d4c3db9da8ba453155eb599bda5efccc2ee081578ea/green_everythingisbeautiful.jpg" data-mid="216712208" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/28983a8fdb42f1a30ec92d4c3db9da8ba453155eb599bda5efccc2ee081578ea/green_everythingisbeautiful.jpg" /> <img width="1658" height="2074" width_o="1658" height_o="2074" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02c22ea80363dba65de9d9d0504129907468ede0c1374061b6e0d79df395b680/ASoetarman_FleetingMomentTranscendence.jpg" data-mid="239015406" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/02c22ea80363dba65de9d9d0504129907468ede0c1374061b6e0d79df395b680/ASoetarman_FleetingMomentTranscendence.jpg" /> <img width="5653" height="3769" width_o="5653" height_o="3769" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35f94e8c783fd2f2092bf5ff9f4afcbc3a6b3108ff2bbda61c84d89218abd15b/WorkingArtistBoardGame-WorldsInPlay-2025-3352.jpg" data-mid="239015401" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35f94e8c783fd2f2092bf5ff9f4afcbc3a6b3108ff2bbda61c84d89218abd15b/WorkingArtistBoardGame-WorldsInPlay-2025-3352.jpg" /> gameplay photo by Katrina Lat&nbsp; https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Unfinished-Projects-Release-Form Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:07:59 +0000 April Soetarman https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Unfinished-Projects-Release-Form Unfinished Projects Release Form&nbsp;2024 Press:&nbsp; Official-looking release forms for unfinished projects, Boing Boing, May 2025&nbsp; april soetarman releases a permission slip for letting go of unfinished creative projects, designboom, June 2025 The Unfinished Projects Release Form - a permission slip for letting go. Have you ever worked on a creative project for a long time, and realized you can't continue anymore? Maybe it's too expensive to finish, not fun anymore, or the moment has passed. This two-part carbonless form walks you through the process of letting go of your unfinished project, but still acknowledge that your work matters. Comes in booklets of 10.&nbsp;Instructions: After filling out and signing, keep the bottom form. Destroy the top form. You are now free. Booklets are for sale in the online shop until Dec 16, 2025 ︎︎︎&nbsp;shop.weirdsideprojects.com Follow @AprilSoetarman for future updates <img width="3600" height="2400" width_o="3600" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/198edd3c3970a185f0a6138caeb5308ac7b144d391c8afb0527d7a4b340fa64c/20250422_UnfinishedProject_ReleaseForm_054.jpg" data-mid="233170374" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/198edd3c3970a185f0a6138caeb5308ac7b144d391c8afb0527d7a4b340fa64c/20250422_UnfinishedProject_ReleaseForm_054.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2400" width_o="3600" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5cfa45007df92c6af5c8cf1fe75a4be86f9cd9ef317ff16a31116bcd291db221/20250422_UnfinishedProject_ReleaseForm_079.jpg" data-mid="233170378" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5cfa45007df92c6af5c8cf1fe75a4be86f9cd9ef317ff16a31116bcd291db221/20250422_UnfinishedProject_ReleaseForm_079.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="3600" width_o="2400" height_o="3600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/45afc1e906620db13d6d9a892c3782c3ef21d7d5d2a55f296e4a6f6420b59b39/20250422_UnfinishedProject_ReleaseForm_124.jpg" data-mid="233170373" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/45afc1e906620db13d6d9a892c3782c3ef21d7d5d2a55f296e4a6f6420b59b39/20250422_UnfinishedProject_ReleaseForm_124.jpg" /> product photos by Alison Luntz Project Impasse Toolkit (collaboration with Kelli Anderson) limited January 2024 release Want a set for yourself? These forms was available as part of the Project Impasse Toolkit - a collaboration between Kelli Anderson and I to help you break creative blocks in the new year.&nbsp; This exclusive January release includes a set of Unfinished Projects Release Forms to help you let go, an engraved brass roll-the-dice pen to help you try something new, and custom teeny matches (to use responsibly), all in a tailored box.This toolkit was the January 2024 release of Kelli’s monthly mail club subscription on Patreon. Limited quanities are still available.&nbsp; <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e300e2463e8ebc1f39e70ab0cc46ee3d21858f3a6ed76a233e4a1724bd2eb94/IMG_0228.jpg" data-mid="202933276" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3e300e2463e8ebc1f39e70ab0cc46ee3d21858f3a6ed76a233e4a1724bd2eb94/IMG_0228.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="4032" width_o="3456" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c7cf1cea026a25489877165f763ad74ab62df48afdc003785f2a21fdf30fe23/widerIMG_1806.jpg" data-mid="202933282" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2c7cf1cea026a25489877165f763ad74ab62df48afdc003785f2a21fdf30fe23/widerIMG_1806.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="2419" width_o="3024" height_o="2419" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79fb17e0f20e1f3b4d1bd96f46f64d7f2696676a667b17261664487e1776a447/IMG_1805_horizontal.jpg" data-mid="202933273" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/79fb17e0f20e1f3b4d1bd96f46f64d7f2696676a667b17261664487e1776a447/IMG_1805_horizontal.jpg" /> https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Porch-Scenes-from-Across-the-Space-Time-Continuum Sat, 01 Apr 2023 17:28:05 +0000 April Soetarman https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Porch-Scenes-from-Across-the-Space-Time-Continuum Porch Scenes (from Across the Space-Time Continuum) 2023&nbsp;Public Readings:March 27, 2023 at Primary Stages/59E59 Theaters, NYC A play about one last sunset after the end, and spending a little more time with yourself/selves before it all fades to black.in the space between this life and the next, you wake up on a familiar porch. Everyone you could have, might have, should have been starts to trickle in. The sun is setting. It’ll be the last one you’ll ever see.&nbsp; Developmental readings by Primary Stages (2023). <img width="1600" height="2000" width_o="1600" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cfdae4afeb3802b24954a455fdce80f60448fc4dc11bc49ad534f5b3eecfae1/FINAL_center-align-.png" data-mid="173917962" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7cfdae4afeb3802b24954a455fdce80f60448fc4dc11bc49ad534f5b3eecfae1/FINAL_center-align-.png" /> https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Take-a-Break-sign-art-editorial Fri, 11 Mar 2022 23:23:27 +0000 April Soetarman https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Take-a-Break-sign-art-editorial “Take a Break!” editorial sign art2021Creative direction &amp; sign photography by Ed Levine&nbsp; ︎︎︎ How to Take a Better Break, Psychology Today, January/February 2022 Issue A series of editorial sign art for an article on taking a break and making time for yourself. Created for the Psychology Today January/February 2022 issue (print and web). <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/adad921efe9ebf0b50c7da56b3bcbcced5d650440dde2aacadceb003e913909d/Spread_TakeABreak.jpeg" data-mid="136052558" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/adad921efe9ebf0b50c7da56b3bcbcced5d650440dde2aacadceb003e913909d/Spread_TakeABreak.jpeg" /> <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8473677459dc206394790c68416c942ec6d82a815bc607d79a1764aa0abf5b9f/Spread_zoom.jpeg" data-mid="136120263" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8473677459dc206394790c68416c942ec6d82a815bc607d79a1764aa0abf5b9f/Spread_zoom.jpeg" /> <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e28f96ce70b80b12a4dbed45db3c1485e1f2851d98511fbb8edd4d694661ab4/Spread_YouCanDo.jpeg" data-mid="136052556" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e28f96ce70b80b12a4dbed45db3c1485e1f2851d98511fbb8edd4d694661ab4/Spread_YouCanDo.jpeg" /> <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/719d32d241f133ff76bffb1e343b8e65821605e10c7c5960ca27c38a4faa70f1/Spread_Stop.jpeg" data-mid="136052559" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/719d32d241f133ff76bffb1e343b8e65821605e10c7c5960ca27c38a4faa70f1/Spread_Stop.jpeg" /> <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/04952daa907b6ef7957c4923caa8fb9b4090c3b3bab5ec0834af55e70e3c4dad/Spread_Attention2.jpeg" data-mid="136052561" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/04952daa907b6ef7957c4923caa8fb9b4090c3b3bab5ec0834af55e70e3c4dad/Spread_Attention2.jpeg" /> <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad713816fe9ae64f919e020974cbb4a35de30f3c376b51d6cc036c1340f1f626/Spread_Attention.jpeg" data-mid="136052562" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ad713816fe9ae64f919e020974cbb4a35de30f3c376b51d6cc036c1340f1f626/Spread_Attention.jpeg" /> <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e235c43663ff3c09abb10fdc5ad6df1980a7907041a8ea7650d4ea5cd88bf48/Spread_EmotionalLaborZone.jpeg" data-mid="136052560" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e235c43663ff3c09abb10fdc5ad6df1980a7907041a8ea7650d4ea5cd88bf48/Spread_EmotionalLaborZone.jpeg" /> <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e944a70d4cef5f1b148fb8733bb51d79dfad98fc2ab521b73d5cae5db8a896e0/Spread_cover.jpeg" data-mid="136052571" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e944a70d4cef5f1b148fb8733bb51d79dfad98fc2ab521b73d5cae5db8a896e0/Spread_cover.jpeg" /> https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/The-End-of-the-Day Sat, 12 Dec 2020 03:46:51 +0000 April Soetarman https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/The-End-of-the-Day The End of the Day2020-2023 2020: Installed in 4 NYC locations&nbsp; 2021: Installed in 3 Seattle locations2022: Installed in 6 NYC and 3 Los Angeles locations 2023: Installed in 1 additional NYC location Press : -&nbsp;Enjoy A Quiet Moment of Contemplation with ‘The End of the Day’ (Review), No Proscenium, Dec 2020- This Public Audio Installation Helps Listeners Take the Long View on Life, The Slowdown, May 2021Recognition: - Sponsored by CultureHub as part of&nbsp;Re-Fest 2022 -&nbsp;IxDA Interaction Awards 2021, Finalist&nbsp; - This Immersive Globe grant recipient -&nbsp;NoPro Critic’s Picks for 2020, No Proscenium, Dec 2020 Thank you to Oliver Farshi for sound design and concept consulting&nbsp; ︎︎︎TheEndOfTheDay.guide A public audio installation that can only be experienced at sunset, installed across the country on benches facing the water.The End of the Day is guided audio experience about a moment many years from now, when you are looking back and reflecting on a life well-lived --about reclaiming a good future, as a brave and hopeful act. If visitors call the number outside of sunset times, they will receive a message prompting them to call back at the right time. Tone: quiet, contemplative, hopefulRuntime: ~10 minutes Excerpt from the introduction: This piece is not about what will happen tomorrow, or the next month, or even a year from today. One day, many many years from now, you will be sitting on a porch, watching the sun set in the distance. It will be a perfect evening, and you will feel completely and utterly at peace.&nbsp;In that moment, you will start to look back and reminisce about your life. The End of the Day is a guided audio experience about the good moments in your life so far, and those that are yet to come. The End of the Day has been installed in 16 sites across NYC (Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens), Seattle, and Los Angeles.&nbsp; For those not in those locations, a variation of the piece can also be experienced as a live online performance over Zoom. There is also a companion website with more information (︎︎︎TheEndOfTheDay.guide) <img width="2000" height="1125" width_o="2000" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/acbd745ce49115105982b7806017a14465339f9a182229885d05e3a679fbdb33/WNYC_1.jpg" data-mid="91958739" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/acbd745ce49115105982b7806017a14465339f9a182229885d05e3a679fbdb33/WNYC_1.jpg" /> <img width="3864" height="2174" width_o="3864" height_o="2174" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5672c125c026ee770b636934d35dcb8c914008381648be6b3cd37429ba70b7e/TheEndOfTheDay_AprilSoetarman.jpg" data-mid="233170436" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5672c125c026ee770b636934d35dcb8c914008381648be6b3cd37429ba70b7e/TheEndOfTheDay_AprilSoetarman.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="2268" width_o="4032" height_o="2268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f17fdb25896bd39aefad8118fe9a4a60c82c5b778d4fe25c8f60cfd98e388d8/PXL_20221015_222105934.jpg" data-mid="203233140" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7f17fdb25896bd39aefad8118fe9a4a60c82c5b778d4fe25c8f60cfd98e388d8/PXL_20221015_222105934.jpg" /> <img width="2880" height="1800" width_o="2880" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d43b24e4d5f7636c143dacd8e8a2b7e2910e429594520668e7d1bdf9f6e131b/raineyparkedit.jpg" data-mid="91959209" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d43b24e4d5f7636c143dacd8e8a2b7e2910e429594520668e7d1bdf9f6e131b/raineyparkedit.jpg" /> <img width="1801" height="1013" width_o="1801" height_o="1013" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c52b73c86784ec9467a4d71b85efed512238e2ffc417e8705615343952427fa3/just-queensbridge.jpg" data-mid="91958975" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c52b73c86784ec9467a4d71b85efed512238e2ffc417e8705615343952427fa3/just-queensbridge.jpg" /> <img width="2011" height="1131" width_o="2011" height_o="1131" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b0c3e19cbfd5b1aa756b755afb57d16f56a53bd72eebd9caf76d37fe3d97103/queensbridge_smaller.jpg" data-mid="91958976" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b0c3e19cbfd5b1aa756b755afb57d16f56a53bd72eebd9caf76d37fe3d97103/queensbridge_smaller.jpg" /> Active Installs Map (last updated November 2023): Development -The first version in October was written and playtested as a prompts/journaling or&nbsp;solo RPG game, with a live narrated performance guiding the players.&nbsp;It then became a series of live online playtests in October 2020 over Zoom. <img width="1922" height="1080" width_o="1922" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21a82e1c432ef015b31f1ca177e528a7dc609f6daaf757f1f2630a2dab7d62ee/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-5.21.02-PM.png" data-mid="91881542" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/21a82e1c432ef015b31f1ca177e528a7dc609f6daaf757f1f2630a2dab7d62ee/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-5.21.02-PM.png" /> <img width="960" height="540" width_o="960" height_o="540" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/080f2c08290cd1dda303ca42f7d420e043538faff6626e202902032ee3595487/IMG_0102.PNG" data-mid="91959813" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/080f2c08290cd1dda303ca42f7d420e043538faff6626e202902032ee3595487/IMG_0102.PNG" /> <img width="960" height="540" width_o="960" height_o="540" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb95ba5828bd3097350b81e9dec9b71c11e5e27fb6e565490a78d41fbe982009/IMG_0104.PNG" data-mid="91881541" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/bb95ba5828bd3097350b81e9dec9b71c11e5e27fb6e565490a78d41fbe982009/IMG_0104.PNG" /> Previous website (TheEndOfTheDay.guide, now forwarding to here):&nbsp; <img width="864px;" height="540px;" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/GSMYp6828-AFXc4E45_Wv3-RlZ_MJI6n3FEbkG_UCkjFEZYlTmaQIIVlsjfaTKjhizSk6SFttZvPCV0xVVqq4RbheD6SWsfSXcRdzw0dJVhK7BR16sbXQWC32ZJOxF0T6FY5w8jH5Tq5uQjwFPoief-d=s2048" style="width: 613.117px; height: 383.198px;"> Recognition: <img width="8021" height="2917" width_o="8021" height_o="2917" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e886818f2639136d9f3f288c9292298ac3851222287f19173fb6c8d42c7a6583/FinalistBadge_InteractionAwards2021_BlackWide_transparent.png" data-mid="96127587" border="0" data-scale="46" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e886818f2639136d9f3f288c9292298ac3851222287f19173fb6c8d42c7a6583/FinalistBadge_InteractionAwards2021_BlackWide_transparent.png" /> IxDA Interaction Awards 2021, Finalist Sponsored by CultureHub as part of Re-Fest 2022 Enjoy A Quiet Moment of Contemplation with ‘The End of the Day’ (Review), No Proscenium, December 2020 NoPro Critic’s Picks for 2020, No Proscenium, Dec 2020 https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Objects-of-My-Affection Sat, 12 Dec 2020 03:46:54 +0000 April Soetarman https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Objects-of-My-Affection Objects of My Affection2020 A mailable sculpture series about care and touch over distance.&nbsp; These sculptures capture the unique touch of my hand gently resting on your wrist. The form is cement, cast from my hand matching the weight and surface area - an abstracted feeling of that gesture and what it means. They can be easily packed in a box and mailed to a loved one far away. When it's not in use, it can just be a beautiful object on display, just as a reminder. <img width="1068" height="711" width_o="1068" height_o="711" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6851dfe999923550101940121c71abde67018264bd198ed2adb5efb5dddb306b/sculpturegif3_rotate_crop.gif" data-mid="91881571" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6851dfe999923550101940121c71abde67018264bd198ed2adb5efb5dddb306b/sculpturegif3_rotate_crop.gif" /> <img width="3888" height="2592" width_o="3888" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f82c2d4fe414ab52f4fc24dd16c04482972b01413c0421293e7c8f55f95aa1d/edit6.jpg" data-mid="91891958" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f82c2d4fe414ab52f4fc24dd16c04482972b01413c0421293e7c8f55f95aa1d/edit6.jpg" /> <img width="3888" height="2592" width_o="3888" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4a78ba991b7e60ebe0405977552caa51be38f865e060706a14a4da861b9eabd2/edit9.jpg" data-mid="91939396" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4a78ba991b7e60ebe0405977552caa51be38f865e060706a14a4da861b9eabd2/edit9.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="2304" width_o="3456" height_o="2304" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83fd7a4df955bdd53e1f8139dc911c1a2e8f4645dc39a5a3012aa876f963961a/IMG_9837.JPG" data-mid="91939349" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83fd7a4df955bdd53e1f8139dc911c1a2e8f4645dc39a5a3012aa876f963961a/IMG_9837.JPG" /> <img width="3313" height="2209" width_o="3313" height_o="2209" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f0238e43b203eef5f992776c688e259449dcce23243f57f6e3973714451a27d/edit1-2.jpg" data-mid="91939393" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f0238e43b203eef5f992776c688e259449dcce23243f57f6e3973714451a27d/edit1-2.jpg" /> <img width="3888" height="2592" width_o="3888" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e16589f079b3fea6e7be27d2f959fadb1bf52817694d0e68918b566dff0deb1b/IMG_9731.jpg" data-mid="91939347" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e16589f079b3fea6e7be27d2f959fadb1bf52817694d0e68918b566dff0deb1b/IMG_9731.jpg" /> Photo help by Dan Gorelick https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Advanced-Calculations-for-Women-in-Heterosexual-Relationships Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:19:47 +0000 April Soetarman https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Advanced-Calculations-for-Women-in-Heterosexual-Relationships Advanced Calculations for Women in Heterosexual Relationships 2020 Cited in&nbsp;Labors of Fear: The Modern Horror Film Goes to Work (2023)A published short story about the innumerable and silent calculations in a relationship, masquerading as a humor piece. Trending on the front page for 3 weeks. ~750 words.“Take the function of Mary. Take the function of John. Does Mary remember who she was before John?”“If Mary stays silent about her needs (emotional, physical, etc.) and anything that is bothering her, John will think she is “super chill,” “low-maintenance,” “independent,” and that their relationship is going well. “X” is the cost of Mary’s silence. Solve for X.” Read it online at McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Note: As of August 2020, this piece has been responsible for at least one reader’s breakup (submitted by email). <img width="1722" height="974" width_o="1722" height_o="974" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e7e1e3fac0440d2a41b803abfcfc21275a1915adb61422017f503d43c06b9fd9/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-5.35.03-PM.png" data-mid="93793903" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e7e1e3fac0440d2a41b803abfcfc21275a1915adb61422017f503d43c06b9fd9/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-5.35.03-PM.png" /> https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Same-Old-Mistakes-Glorious-New-Mistakes Sat, 12 Dec 2020 03:46:55 +0000 April Soetarman https://www.aprilsoetarman.com/Same-Old-Mistakes-Glorious-New-Mistakes Same Old Mistakes / Glorious New Mistakes 2019 Installed in NYC (2020) A choice and a reminder. Created under the @WeirdSideProjects handle <img width="4032" height="2268" width_o="4032" height_o="2268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66c3f76b52229e4014dfd366521f8214b4bd94dd7ed2f1d8613a6c8d5ebfe0f2/same-old-mistakes.jpg" data-mid="169970817" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66c3f76b52229e4014dfd366521f8214b4bd94dd7ed2f1d8613a6c8d5ebfe0f2/same-old-mistakes.jpg" />