Dear Deer
2013-2017
Dear Deer, an ongoing interactive project by Yu-Ting Feng, invites the viewer to help a deer to overcome his writer’s block. The viewer takes place behind an old-fashioned typewriter and faces a projection in which he or she sees the deer sitting behind his desk. Facing writer’s block, the unnamed deer asks each person questions like “What did you have for breakfast?” or “When was the last time you were happy?” Participants reply by using a keyboard to type in their responses, which are used to help the deer “write” a poem. The input texts are algorithmically transformed into a personal poem that can be read from the screen and printed out right in front of the visitor for him or her to take home. The poems are short, funny, and contemplative.
Show & Festival
2014 MTA Arts for Transit - POETRY IN MOTION SPRINGFEST, A Two-Day Festival of Poetry at Grand Central, New York
2014 Dumbo Art Festival at Brooklyn, New York
2015 TECO center at 5th ave, New York
2015 Red House, Taipei
Museum Cafe, Taipei
Dear Deer Solo show in miLES gallery in Manhattan, New York
2016 Cinekids Festival, Amsterdam
2017 “The Moment ” group show in New York Hall of Science, New York
Crew Credit
Project Concept/ Developer/ Maker : 馮鈺婷 Yu-Ting Feng
Deer Actor/ Cinematographer: Steven Tong
TypeWriter Redesign: 林佑亭 Yu-Ting Lin
Printer Software : 孫德慶 Deqing Su
Dear Deer is a project design and finish in NYU ITP Poetry Everywhere class teach by Gabe BC
特別感謝 Special Thanks
陳芥平 Chiehping Chen, Wen Lei, Sarah Rothberg Matt Weisgerber, NYU ITP, Parsons, ESI design
