{"id":40758,"date":"2017-03-30T20:13:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T00:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?p=40758"},"modified":"2017-06-07T21:43:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T01:43:16","slug":"qwoji-its-a-mind-imploding-artfashionvirtual-dance-party-with-mx-qwerrrk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?p=40758","title":{"rendered":"#QWOJI: It\u2019s a Mind-Imploding Art\/Fashion\/Virtual Dance Party with Mx Qwerrrk!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?attachment_id=40760\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40760\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/100-4-560x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/100-4-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/100-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DANGER: Strobing video images, if you have photosensitivity DO NOT WATCH.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered what club kids do at 3 AM alone in their rooms, I think you\u2019ll find your answer here. They dress up in fabulous outfits, and dance around in pig heads. I LOVE THIS! And I need EACH of those outfits!<\/p>\n<p>The following video, \u201cQWOJI\u201d was created by wowlebrity <strong>Mx Qwerrrk<\/strong> in association with videographer <strong>Santiago Felipe<\/strong>\u00a0and music producer <strong>Tyler Stone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cQWOJI sounds like a group of hot Harajuku girls took a fistful of mushrooms and got lost somewhere in Super Mario World.\u201d \u2013 Tyler Stone<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5J6TLYSGgGg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>WOWlebrity and muse for <em>Sex and the City\/Younger<\/em> stylist <strong>Patricia Field<\/strong>\u2018s ArtFashion\u2122 collection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/qwerrrkout\/?hl=en\"><strong>Mx Qwerrrk<\/strong><\/a> has just released her first video project QWOJI, in collaboration with <strong>Bj\u00f6rk<\/strong> photographer\/videographer <strong>Santiago Felipe<\/strong> and Trax Records producer <strong>Tyler Stone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Mx Qwerrrk is the face of World of Wonder\u2019s hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/qwerrrkout\/?hl=en\">Instagram page QwerrrkOut<\/a>. She first made a splash onto the fashion and nightlife scenes when she left her native sty in Europe and turned up and out at the Marc Jacobs party in NYC last summer. Recently, she was asked to be the spokespig\/cover gurrrl for Patricia Field\u2019s Art\/Fashion Exhibition. Since then, the gender non-conformist creature has been seen in The New York Times, i-D magazine, Paper Magazine, Out Magazine, W Magazine, Essence, Fashion Week Daily, The Village Voice, and spotted at all the most glam spots (and some dirty ones) and events, twirling on the dance floor, and mugging for the cameras.<\/p>\n<p>QWOJI is Mx Qwerrrk\u2019s first live-movement visual, shot by Bj\u00f6rk\u2019s personal photographer Santiago Felipe, and edited\/imagined by artist Bob Bottle. Using over-saturated imagery, Bottle creates animations that simultaneously engage 2D and 3D space in constructed collage environments in which the figure exists\u2026ultimately creating a cyber experience that leaves the viewer unsure of where fantasy ends and reality begins.<\/p>\n<p>Bottle\u2019s concept is a perfect fit for MX Q\u2019s vision and commentary on the current obsession with emoji\u2019s, and the idea of living in a world of \u2018no language, just looks\u2019\u2026which she co-opted from Joy Division\u2019s lyrics \u2018no language, just sound\u2019 on 90s track Transmission. \u201cWe are at the genesis of a new world where access is everywhere and authentic, organic connection is close to extinction\u201d, says Mx Q. \u201cWords are increasingly less important as a means to communicate globally. Imagery, emoticons and symbols are allowing messages to be sent where the receiver extrapolates what they need from the sender. Sometimes the message can be misinterpreted. Sometimes the meaning can allow for a new narrative that is more substantive for receiver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob Bottle<\/strong> (Art Director):<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQwoji is a visual response to the chaos brought about by the information age. Mx Qwerrrk dances amidst this chaos in a virtual space where visual information swirls around her in repetitious and frenetic motion. We live in a time where people are in constant communication with each other via digital media, yet are becoming increasingly isolated through their efforts to manufacture virtual personas. The oversaturated color and glitch textures inform the video\u2019s aesthetic and become one with the vibrant Mx Qwerrrk, creating a Crayola colored evolving digital surface that reactively vibrates to the beat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyler Stone<\/strong> (Producer):<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQWOJI sounds like a group of hot Harajuku girls took a fistful of mushrooms and got lost somewhere in Super Mario World. I went with a fun drum &amp; bass beat because it\u2019s known for separating and mixing the hell out of synths and percussion, leaving room for the little sharp beeps and blips that add to the video\u2019s fun and psychotropic nature.<\/p>\n<p>I sampled the hilariously infamous <strong>Deven Green<\/strong>, as she made one of the most LEGENDARY viral videos, Welcome to My Home, when the age of the \u2018internet star\u2019 was just coming about. She took a swing at the oh so gaudy videos in the 80s where celebrities would take cameras on a vanity tour of their homes and daily lives. The fact that most of the younger generation have gained way more access to technology (namely cameras and photo editing apps), a large majority of their time is spent standing and posing in front of a selfie cam. I mean\u2026we\u2019re practically all guilty of it. That being said, follow me on Instagram!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About QwerrrkOut:<\/p>\n<p>QwerrrkOut is where LGBTQQIA kiddies and their friends can have photos of themselves featured on the QwerrkOut page on IG, by tagging or taking a photo of QwerrrkOut on their pages. The pics should capture them queering out and being their authentic selves on the street, in the club, in the boudoir; wherever and however they feel cutest! QwerrrkOut offers gays, lesbians and other queer identified individuals a unique platform to make the world GASP by boldly displaying Gay Anarchy and Sex Positivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomewhere, during the trajectory of the gay rights movement, queers learned how to hide in public,\u201d proclaims Mx Qwerrrk. \u201cWe learned how to pass. Appearing gay became a negative. The whole \u2018No fems, masc only, no Blacks, no Asians\u2019 ideology fueled our internalized homophobia. It\u2019s time we queens got back to celebrating our individual fabulousness. There\u2019s too much beige Hollister and Abercrombie bullshit going \u2018round! It\u2019s about showing our strength in numbers on a platform where individuality is celebrated,\u201d. Mx Qwerrrk drew inspiration for QwerrrkOut from the politics and anarchy of the 80s gay advocacy group ACT UP. \u201cTo make real change, we have to start with ourselves,\u201d continues Mx. \u201cWe need to take a deep, long look at who we are, smile, take pride, and then QwerrrkOut!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And be sure to meet and get your picture taken with the lovely Mx Qwerrrk at DragCon next month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?attachment_id=40705\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40705\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DragCon-2017-3-560x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?attachment_id=40761\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40761\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/QWOJI-2-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?attachment_id=40762\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40762\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/QWOJI-3-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?attachment_id=40763\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40763\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/QWOJI-5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DANGER: Strobing video images, if you have photosensitivity DO NOT WATCH.<br \/>\nIf you\u2019ve ever wondered what club kids do at 3 AM alone in their rooms, I think you\u2019ll find your answer here. 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