Questionnaire Results

SUBJECT 1

Where did you grow up?
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
Somewhat, but I believe it can be shaped to a certain extent.
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to
Sunday family lunch.
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
Buddhism, and to a lesser extent, Catholicism.
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
Calculated universal pattern.
Where do you live now?
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
What kind of work do you do?
Promotional university activities, financial translations and sales consulting for small and medium-sized businesses.
Where do you dream of traveling?
Barcelona, China, Tibet, Buenos Aires.
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
Socially liberal, fiscally conservative. I believe every generation deserves the right to express itself freely.
Do you vote?
Yes.
Name one object or image you look at every day.
Laptop.
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
Mostly towards music and the way it transforms people’s emotions in an instant.
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail).
Books, a lamp, large paperweights, and folders with some awards and documents.

SUBJECT 2

Where did you grow up?
CT
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
No
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to
None
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
Christian
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
neither
Where do you live now?
BK
What kind of work do you do?
Art
Where do you dream of traveling?
Scandinavia
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
Moderate Liberal, because both viewpoints are too polarizing
Do you vote?
Yes
Name one object or image you look at every day:
Toothbrush
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
Hope so
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail).
A television.

SUBJECT 3

Where did you grow up?
Chicago, IL
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
My future or the world’s? In any case, yes.
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to:
I try to remember to do Sebae, which is just a Korean thing, not really specific to my family.
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
Judaism
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
Randomness.
Where do you live now?
New York
What kind of work do you do?
Administrative work
Where do you dream of traveling?
All over really. I want to go to Scandinavia, Japan, China, Argentina, Mexico, Crimea, Hawaii, Kenya, and many more places.
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
Liberal. I suppose it’s mostly a product of the environment I grew up in, liberal parents, liberal city.
Do you vote?
In the presidential election…
Name one object or image you look at every day:
There is a coyote skull on my dresser that I look at everyday I wake up in my bed.
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
I’d like to think so.
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail) I don’t really have a mantelpiece so I used my dresser:
coyote skull, belts, glasses case, contacts case, contact solution, watch in watch case, Magic cards, Roald Dahl book, Paris vs New York design book, my glasses, shoe horn, Chinese ceremonial knife, letter from Con Edison

SUBJECT 4

Where did you grow up?
Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
Yes. More the older I get.
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to
There were virtually no rituals in my family growing up.
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
Atheist.
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
I think I am convinced of a universal pattern that is wholly ambivalent.
Where do you live now?
New York City
What kind of work do you do?
I am a full time student.
Where do you dream of traveling?
I have only recently become interested in traveling. It is hard for me to understand why people want to travel at all. I don’t dream of traveling anywhere in particular but I hope to have the opportunity to see some different places at some point in time.
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
extremely liberal, radical. I believe that the best course of action for improving the future is the dismantling of what has been taken as normal or correct in the past.
Do you vote?
Yes, always.
Name one object or image you look at every day
I have a lot of things on my walls, I pub special objects in places where I will run into them often or at times when I’m not thinking about it. One thing that I look at everyday is a piece of newsprint that has writing on it framed on my wall. The writing is a riddle about the meaning of life.
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
Yes. A strong one.
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, stock decor)
I don’t have a mantle, but on my desk where I make art I have some carefully chosen objects. I have a top that a special little girl gave me in Honduras. a silhouette of my significant other, a very small cat figurine, a self-portrait where I am exhaling a ghost, and a black trinity made of two duct tape dolls (a nurse and a soldier) and a tin angel playing the saxophone.

SUBJECT 5

¿Donde pasaste la niñez?
mi niñez en Guadalajara.
¿Sientes incertidumbre hacia el futuro?
No, creo que no siento incertidumbre.
Nombra rituales o tradiciones familiares que has conservado
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¿Te identificas con una perspectiva religiosa en particular?
–
¿Que te convence más: chance y entropía o un patrón universal calculado?
LA ENTROPÍA
¿Donde vives ahora?
Entre Guadalajara, México y puedo decir que Madrid.
¿Que tipo de trabajo haces?
Creativo, al cien; escribo para carlos y para udeg, levanto proyecto escénicos, y bailo, siempre, todo el tiempo.
¿A donde sueñas viajar?
Sueño, con el mundo, sueño mucho EStambul y Madrid lugares a donde quiero volver, siempre. Lugares presentes.
¿Te consideras una persona liberal o conservadora? ¿Porque?
Creo que liberal, pero no sé por qué, quizá por en Guadalajara es muy fácil serlo. Me gusta ser yo.
¿Votas?
Voto, sí.
Nombra una imagen o un objeto que ves todos los días
Una taza de café, que dice España.
¿Tienes una sensibilidad estética?
Creo que sí tengo sensibilidad.
¿Qué objetos están puestos en tu repisa? (por ejemplo íconos religiosos, premios, libros, fotos familiares, correo)
Un reloj infinito, un espiral sobre mi escritorio, discos mucho y todos desperdigados, programas de teatro, de talbaos flamencos, mapas varios de madrid, estambul ly barcelona, plumas, papeles, papeles, papales, libros de guiín, guiónes de cine, obras de teatro y esquemas de porudción. Un afoto de mi papá conmigo, de mis sobrina y de mi familia.

SUBJECT 6

Where did you grow up?
Guadalajara
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
Yes, but I like thinking of the possibilities.
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to:
Well… when when I go back home… the whole family hangs out at my parents bed to share our day’s happenings after eating lunch. Then we take a nap together
I can’t think of any others.
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
none, although I was raised Catholic
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
randomness and entropy
Where do you live now?
New York
What kind of work do you do?
Graphic Design
Where do you dream of traveling?
Burma
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
I guess I am liberal in ideology, but there’s no particular action that I practice that can be seen as “liberal” per say.
Do you vote?
Yes
Name one object or image you look at every day
Iphone
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
Yes
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, stock decor)
I don’t have a mantelpiece, but if I did, probably colorful books (I especially like the cloth-binded ones), elephant sculptures, ceramic vases and picture frames (but not with photos of myself or people I know, rather photos of strangers or photos I like)…

SUBJECT 7

Where did you grow up?
West Orange, NJ
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
VERY unsure
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to:
My family, although we are not religiously observant, still uphold traditional Jewish practices, for example, the Passover Seder and lighting the Hanukkah menorah.
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
Jewish
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
Calculated universal pattern
Where do you live now?
New York, NY
What kind of work do you do?
I am technically a student, but everyday I work molding the young wonderful minds of tomorrow
Where do you dream of traveling?
Germany to see concentration camps and where my family used to live, Holland to see Anne Frank’s annex, London, Thailand, Bali, and Hawaii
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
I would consider myself a liberal because I am progressive and all for breaking norms. I am not very political or up to date on a lot of issues, but I think my opinions fall under ‘liberal’ when it comes to abortions, education, and definitely gay rights.
Do you vote?
Yes
Name one object or image you look at every day:
a picture of my sister’s puppy, Teddy.
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
I like to think so
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail):
(not everyone has a fireplace, Ana! Must be nice haha) but on my parents’ mantle in New Jersey, they have a(an award-winning) sculpture that I created in high school

SUBJECT 8

Where did you grow up?
San Francisco
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
Uncertain implies uneasiness. Unsure exactly how things will turn out, but not worried. Things are going to be OK.
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to.
Not really. All big holiday’s and birthdays in my family are non-events.
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
No.
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
randomness and entropy
Where do you live now?
Brooklyn, NY
What kind of work do you do?
Inventor/Researcher
Where do you dream of traveling?
Sicily, Greece, India
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
More liberal in acceptance in actions towards others. Slightly more conservative when evaluating the things that I do.
Do you vote?
No
Name one object or image you look at every day
Facebook profile, iphone, my latest invention in progress. There a lots of youtube clips that I watch multiple times a week. I used to have this as my BG: http://www.20×200.com/artworks/847-clifton-burt-think-make-think
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
Maybe not as refined compared to other people. I think everyone has some level of aesthetic sensibility.
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, stock decor)
Family photos, a lot more from younger days/prom days, days before online photo sharing. Not very many new photos. Things that I’ve built/worked on.

SUBJECT 9

Where did you grow up?
Huntington Station, New York
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
Yes
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to-
My family opens one present each on Christmas Eve, and then saves the rest to open on Christmas. We Listen to “Alice’s Restaurant” which plays on the radio at noon on Thanksgiving.
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
Yes, Roman Catholic, but thats not to say that I think like a devout Roman Catholic would. I was raised as a Roman Catholic, my identity was shaped by the morals instilled in me by the church. I don’t necessarily agree with any Roman Catholic philosophy, but it is all that I’ve ever known.
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
calculated universal pattern…i get deja vu a lot. also, I believe that one’s genes have a greater influence than environmental circumstances over how one behaves.
Where do you live now?
New York
What kind of work do you do?
I make digital drawings
Where do you dream of traveling?
i would love to see the united states in its entirety
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
liberal in my thinking because i accept people/ideas for their many differences. conservative in my behavior because I like routine and consistency.
Do you vote?
no
Name one object or image you look at every day-
a picture of wood grain that is the background image on my phone
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
yes
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail, stock decor)-
a photo of me and one of my sisters when we were very young, a glass clock, a porcelain tree with irish ornaments hanging from the branches, a photo of my dad with a friend of his that passed away, an antique german beer mug

SUBJECT 10

Where did you grow up?
GUADALAJARA
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
YES
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to.
NONE
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
NO
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
RANDOMNESS AND ENTROPY
Where do you live now?
NEW YORK
What kind of work do you do?
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Where do you dream of traveling?
JAPAN
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
LIBERAL GIVEN MY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VIEWS
Do you vote?
SOMETIMES
Name one object or image you look at every day:
COMPUTER
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
YES
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail)
DON’T HAVE A MANTLEPIECE

SUBJECT 11

Where did you grow up?
Jalisco, Mexico
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
Certainly.
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to
It seems significant in my present country of residence that I still drink tea around 5 and then eat dinner quite late in the evening (around 10, whereas the Dutch tend to eat promptly at 6). It’s a strange blend of family habit and national customs (English/German custom of teatime and Mexican custom to eat dinner quite late) that strikes me as particular at the moment and feels very family-based.
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
I identify with Catholicism, although I am agnostic.
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
Randomness and entropy.
Where do you live now?
Amsterdam
What kind of work do you do?
Student
Where do you dream of traveling?
Through South America
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
Liberal. I believe in the protection of individual rights (ergo, minority in the face of a democratic majority and the real political definition of liberalism), but I believe that this translates into the protection of not only political rights, but also economic and social rights of individuals by society at large, and I believe that those people who do well in a society have a duty to give back to the society that valued their talents and gave them the opportunity to exploit those talents.
Do you vote?
Yes.
Name one object or image you look at every day
A Sienese flag of the Porcupine contrada.
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
Well, I’d like to think so. Yes, I believe that aesthetics are very important to our experience of life.
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, stock decor)
I do not have a mantelpiece. But serving a similar purpose, I have books and a pewter box from Tlaquepaque with poetry by Pablo Neruda written on it on display. I don’t like the clutter of things scattered everywhere, although I don’t count books in that category. I’d happily have books piled up and scattered around my house.

SUBJECT 13

Where did you gow up?

Mostly in Bethesda, MD
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
I certainly don’t have a plan for the future but I don’t feel uncertain about it if that makes sense.
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to
I still see my family a lot so significant ones are still done with them. The minor ones I think I probably do without realizing.
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
Roman Catholic
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
Calculated universal pattern.
Where do you live now?
New York City
What kind of work do you do?
Computer science for school. PR work for a fashion media group for actual work.
Where do you dream of traveling?
Australia.
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
Not really either but if I had to pick I would say lberal. I’m okay with change.
Do you vote?
No.
Name one object or image you look at every day
My five by seven foot Sucker Punch poster.
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
Not at all.
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail)
Random items I liked. Also unopened mail.

SUBJECT 14

Where did you grow up?
Cranston, Rhode Island
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
fuck yes.
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to
Christmas, No Television
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
Christianity, but not heavily, more spiritually than ideologically.
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
Oh god. I can’t answer this question….But for the sake of this survey I’d have to go with entropy….to say calculated universal pattern would make me seem archaic and silly
Where do you live now?
New York City
What kind of work do you do?
Art
Where do you dream of traveling?
outer space
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
Liberal because I’m gay. But I grew up a republican.
Do you vote?
I voted in the last presidential election….other than that not really.
Name one object or image you look at every day
My computer screen, it’s a picture of silkworms I took in India.
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
Aesthetics are very important to me
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail)
I don’t have a mantel. but if I did I’d probably put candles there and a clock. a nice one. that made a ticking noise.

SUBJECT 15

Where did you grow up?
Richmond, Va
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
Yes
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to :
none
Do you identify with a particular religious view? 
no
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
Randomness and entropy
Where do you live now?
Brooklyn
What kind of work do you do?
process oriented sculpture
Where do you dream of traveling?
egypt
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
liberal, I don’t believe that religious principles should run a government, the free market economy should collapse and the constitution is irrelevant in this age.
Do you vote?
Yes
Name one object or image you look at every day:
my shoes
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
Yes, germanic romanticism
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail):
I keep my father’s ashes in my studio

SUBJECT 16

Where did you grow up?
Chester, NJ
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
I can see the next five years pretty clearly, but after that it’s more fuzzy.
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to:
Angel food cake on birthdays. We send cards to family and friends at Christmastime.
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
I don’t believe in God and that makes me uncomfortable. (I was raised as a Catholic and that made me even more uncomfortable.)
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
I believe in randomness and entropy, but I’m praying for pattern.
Where do you live now?
Jersey City, NJ
What kind of work do you do?
I teach art to teenagers.
Where do you dream of traveling?
I would like to travel to a Nordic country next.
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
Liberal. I believe people should be responsible for each other. My other beliefs/opinions line up with the minutiae of democratic party line. I’m for gay marriage, for healthcare (see above), for feminism, for affirmative action, for science and scientific research, for education… and so on. I think the only one of my opinions that toes the line is tort reform (maybe)!
Do you vote?
Yes.
Name one object or image you look at every day:
I have a piece of brain coral next to my side of the bed.
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
I suppose so. I like clean images and order.
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail, stock decor)
Our windowsill serves as our mantel piece (city living!) On it, we have a 4×5 camera, a solar engine, two beakers, a medium format camera in a leather box, and a tilt-shift lens with a cloth attachment handmade by my mother.

SUBJECT 18

Where did you grow up?
Guadalajara and oklahoma
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
Im certain that its uncertain.
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to
i sadly can’t recall any
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
I’m spiritual i’d say but i’ve yet to find a religion
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
Randomness and entropy where a calculated universal pattern is sought
Where do you live now?
Mexico city
What kind of work do you do?
Still a student
Where do you dream of traveling?
Id say india but thats just the first thing that came to mind.
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
Liberal. Im no prune.
Do you vote?
Yes yes.
Name one object or image you look at every day
–
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
Im not particularly fond of many colors mixed together.
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, stock decor)
a hookah, a drawing of myself, a short story book by borges and eye drops

SUBJECT 19

Where did you grow up?
moved every 4 years
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
sometimes
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to
playing family games, church every weekend, pancakes on sunday morning
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
Catholic
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
Calculated universal pattern
Where do you live now?
Nebraska
What kind of work do you do?
student
Where do you dream of traveling?
wherever the wind blows
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
fiscally liberal, socially conservative.
Religious values and responsibility to protect
Do you vote?
yes
Name one object or image you look at every day
cell phone
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
i like to think so
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, stock decor)
stock decor, a religious item, and a painting.

SUBJECT 20

Where did you grow up?
Latham, NY
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
Yes, now more than ever.
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to.
Whenever I go home, my mom drives me around and we go grocery shopping together. I’ve been doing this with my mom since I was very little. She also gives my dad a back massage every night while watching TV and sometimes I go to their room to watch TV with them.
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
No, but I am considering becoming a Christian.
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
A calculated universal pattern. I’d rather it be randomness and entropy, but science tells me otherwise.
Where do you live now?
Manhattan, NY
What kind of work do you do?
student
Where do you dream of traveling?
Magical places anywhere, like the Bonneville Salt Flats or places where I can see the Northern Lights
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
Liberal, because I value freedom and conservatives make too many rules.
Do you vote?
yes
Name one object or image you look at every day.
my iPhone
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
yes
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail)
At home: family photos, Buddha, Chinese calligraphy, vases
In my room: an origami star made by someone important, Kevin’s mini donkey figurine, piggy bank I made, a collection of sticky notes from roommates and my mom

SUBJECT 21

Where did you grow up?
Smithtown, New York
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
Short term I feel anxious kind of uncertain, long term uncertain but hopeful (not as much anxiety)
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to
Food as celebration and family meals being important, stubborn unproductive arguments are a ritualistic sport to keep everyone in the family going, Catholic holidays, roosters as an image in kitchens (used to mean good luck/prosperity but sort of lost that connotation and just seem to exist there)
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
To an extent (Christian but hard to place a particular sect)
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
Entropy, but the fact that there is a pattern to that randomness that has such a miniscule chance of ever being discovered or reversed making it seem totally random. I’m convinced that reversal (understanding the pattern) is possible in theory but will not happen.
Where do you live now?
New York
What kind of work do you do?
go to school and make things
Where do you dream of traveling?
Back to West Africa
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
Liberal in relation to my upbringing, moderate in relation to where I live (New York being extremely liberal). It’s important for me to consider myself liberal in relation to my parents to be sure that I am able to keep an open mind along with my generation rather than be blindly accepting of what I’m taught.
Do you vote?
Major elections only- can’t vote in the primary since I’m registered Independent
Name one object or image you look at every day
Pants
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
I think so.. or hope so..
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, unopened mail, stock decor
Photos, ceramic things, art things, lighter, candles, rubber fish, hourglass, saran wrapped bobblehead parrot

SUBJECT 22

Where did you grow up?
San Diego CA
Do you feel uncertain about the future?
Yes
Name any significant family rituals or traditions you have held on to
I celebrate the traditional holidays such as Christmas, Easter etc… But not in a religious way
Do you identify with a particular religious view?
No
Which are you most convinced of: randomness and entropy or a calculated universal pattern?
I’m not convinced of anything
Where do you live now?
San Diego
What kind of work do you do?
I’m a CNA, a full time student, a mother, and a wife
Where do you dream of traveling?
everywhere
Would you consider yourself a liberal or conservative person? Why?
if I had to choose I would say liberal because I don’t base my political views off of religion or “morality”, I see the value in social programs, I care about the environment, I could go on, but I will stop here
Do you vote?
Yes!
Name one object or image you look at every day
“Swans reflecting elephants” – Dali
Do you have an aesthetic sensibility?
I hope so
What objects are placed on your mantelpiece? (for example religious objects, awards, books, family photos, stock decor)
I don’t have a mantelpiece, but i have a wall of shelves with a mixture of books, records, art, family photos, and plants