FAQs & Comments (page 2 of 2)

Here’s the second batch of questions and answers. As always, if you don’t see it here, you can eMail me at website@c71123.com with your other queries/comments. You can always look again at the first batch of questions and answers.

Questions & Comments

Answers

- Is it possible for you to answer to some questions before thursday? that would help me for my paper?

Here goes...

- How many emails do you receive by day, by week?
- How many people watch you all day long and write you with confessions of love?

From 2003 January 01 to 2003 July 11 I received 2111 eMails to my website account. 613 of which were real eMails from people about the site, with 35 containing 'love'. 1498 were junk eMail, 10 of which were apparently sent from the future (2038), and 59 containing 'love'.

- do you love yourself?

For the most part, no, although sometimes I watch myself all day long and write myself with confessions of love.

- How is your art going? Do you have any of your work posted?
- Oh, and do you have past projects you have done? what other projects are you working on?

My art's going a little slow at the moment. I feel as though I am on the verge of a very productive period in my life. You can see a couple other projects at the root of my website (http://www.c71123.com). And check back every so often to see if there's anything new.

- Did you go to school for art?

I guess you could call it that. I attended the Minneapolis College of Art + Design.

- Do you intend to continue this project outside of the web, make an exposition for example?
- Did you have proposals for extending this project?
- Have you considerd/shown this in a gallery setting?

I've had a number of ideas to extend this project past the website. I'd like to get huge prints made of each year's photos. Maybe a set of yearly books or videos. And yes, I would like to show the project in a gallery/exhibition setting. If you know someone who is interested, eMail me (website@c71123.com).

- As you say regarding the end of the project, 'one never knows,' have you arranged for a print version of the project to be published posthumously? Have you considered it?

I've thought about it, and mentioned 'what I'd like to happen should I become incapacitated or die' to a couple of close friends, but nothing has been officially arranged. I do like the idea of allowing anyone to do what they would like to with the photos. Let the photos immediately live in the public domain.

- I want you to tell me if you know the artist Roman Opalka, because this man has the same project as you but since...1965 !!!!!!! So, are you a copycat, a fan or just a man who has a similar project before knowing the original?
- Is yours, so far as you know, the first such project?

I started the project believing that someone had done this type of thing before, but I had personally never seen or heard of anyone. Throughout the time I have been working on the project I have learned of a number of people doing similar types of projects, including Roman Opalka, and have listed them on the links page. Each is unique, like the personality that is creating the work.

- how does this inspire you?. what other forms of art inspires you?

My project doesn't really inspire me beyond simple narcissism & solipsism. As far as other forms of art that inspire me, everything either stimulates me because of how amazing it is, how much I hate it, or how indifferent I am to it. All three of these reactions leave me with the feeling that I need to create work beyond my current abilities.

- Are you the designer of the site? And what software did you make it in, Flash and Dreamweaver?
- What program do you use for your site, design wise.

Yes, I am the designer of the site. I used Photoshop & Illustrator to create and optimize the images and BBEdit to code the HTML and PHP.

- Where is your site hosted? Are you happy with the service and all of that?

The website is hosted by Hurricane Electric in California. It may be more expensive than some other hosts out there, but they have been unbelievable when responding to questions. I really think they are great, and would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a serious web host. They even send me a hand-written holiday card every year, and I think that's very sweet.

- Can I publish you photo in my blog?
- are you doing something covert with your images?
- I'm using that image in my blog and it currently is broken. Would you rather host it from my site?
Usually I want to do that- host images on my site, but I don't want to make it seem like I am stealing your images.

Yes, you can publish my photo in your blog. If you'd like to use the photos for publication, please eMail me (website@c71123.com) for permission. I'm going to say 'Yes', but I'd like to know where they're being used for ego's sake.

Yes, I am doing something covert (although now it's overt) with my images. I am trying to prevent them from being hot-linked. Please do me a favor and save the images to disk, then host them from your site. I don't consider it stealing, and in the long run it's going to save me some money on bandwidth, and that makes me happy.

- can i add your site in my friend gallery?

You do not need my permission, yes.

- so could u do me a favour to add it into ur links?
- could you give us a link?

If it's obsessive enough, yes.

- Do you know what kind of people go on your website? If they're usually American, or strangers... Does it have a lot of success?

I have a vague idea of where people are from who visit the site. I can say that they are from all over the world, which is quite exciting. Usually a certain country or area will increase quickly and then die out, and then another will increase and die. They all come in waves.

- how much funding do you get from other people?
- could you explain more about the daily photo project and why you need donations?

Find out how much people have donated since 2002 December at the Support page. Why am I asking donations? Because I wanted a humorous way to show everyone a picture of me smiling, since that is one of the most requested actions concerning the project. And if people feel so inclined to donate a couple bucks, that just helps defray some of the personal cost of hosting the site, and I thank you.

- There's no advertising interest behind you're project? Nikon?
- Hey man, can i have a digital camera???
-have you ever tried to get free stuff from camera companies? Not that you need one. But I do - can you send it to me?

I've never received any advertising interest tied to the project. Maybe I should be hitting up Nikon for free cameras and stuff, cause I could sure use a new one. If you can convince Nikon (or anyone else for that matter) to give me a new camera, then I'll send you my old one. Seriously.

- what would happen if ur camera broke and u werent able to take a pic of urself that day, i hope its in good condition
- Since you intend for this to be a life-long project, what sort of provisions have you made for insuring that the picture data is not lost?

If my camera broke, I would either go out and buy a new one (if I had the time and money) or I would use one of my other film cameras. It wouldn't really be that overwhelming of an event.

As far as long-term and disaster data protection, I must be honest and say that I don't have a very good plan. I copy the images onto both my computers, in case one goes down. I also burn a CD when I have a large enough collection of the photos. That's really as far as it goes though.

- Why don't you stamp the day and time on your photos?

The date is the name of the image file, such as 20000101.jpg (New Year's 2000). The time holds no importance to me and thus I leave it out.

- No.....No holiday for you?
- how do you manage to make the daily picture when you are not at home?

I bring my camera with me when I go away.

- did someone die?
were you in a period of mourning from photo 20021225 thru to photo 20030104?....you wore black almost every day....

I know if I write that no one close to me has died, someone's going to drop, so I'll leave it alone. As for the black, I got 4 new black t-shirts.

- Gone off yellow?

Apparently you know better than I.

- when do you plan to stop changing?

I don't think that's possible.

- but how about a - future's so bright i have to wear shades - snap.

No.

- A couple of times you have been wearing different glasses....Why???

Because I own different glasses.

- u're the kinda guy who's always searchin 4 some new activities, right?

I'm going to try and ignore the implications of this statement.

- Have you ever taken one of these pictures butt naked, then?

I'm going to try and ignore the implications of this statement.

- why is your hair so fucked up in nearly every picture?

That's a matter of opinion.

- Have you ever tried the bald look (from the pictures it doesn't seem as though you have)? Seems like it might make for some interesting pictures as the hair grew back in, at least.

I shaved my head when I was in high-school for swimming. It was okay, but I'm too lazy to keep up with the constant shaving. Besides, I'm sure it'll start falling out on its own soon and that will really make for a disturbing set of photos.

- How did you get your nose to look smaller in some photos? With womens powder?

Yes, that's it.

- Do you get irritated by people thinking that they have the right to comment on how you look, dress or style your hair?

If I say 'yes', will you stop eMailing me?

- why only putting pictures of yourself alone?

I couldn't subject anyone else to my obsession and feel right.

- I want to ask you if your girlfriend of 1998 october 01 is always your girlfriend?
- Do you still have the same girlfriend and does your photo project spoil or do harm to your relationship?

Yes, she is No, she's not. It really has had no effect on our relationship.

- if one day you "divorced"(you are not married, but I don't know how say the exact word), will you continue this project?

Yes (I am still doing the project)

- Where is the problem?

I think it lies with the parents.

- Do people around you (family, friends, neighbours) know about your project and website, and if yes, what do they think about it?

The people close to me do know about the project and they all think it makes perfect sense, considering my personality.

- Do you think it will have personal value? As in of interest to those close ot you who survive you? OR do you see it more as simply an art work.

Both.

- Do you think the project will have any scientific value? Are you interested in it having any scientific value?

I think it has a certain scientific quality that is interesting, but does it have scientific 'value'? That's probably stretching it a bit.

- Which kind of laundry soap do you use?

Usually Liquid Tide.

- are you going to become a talk-show guest

Tell Katie Couric Meredith Vieira, and maybe I will...

- Are you a movie fan or do you dream to be a movie-star?

I am a movie fan. I don't dream of being a movie-star, although, if it happened I wouldn't be displeased.

- Do you think becoming to new "Truman Show"?

Why, are you watching me?

- I recommend a French film by the name of Amelie

I do too. It's fantastic.

- What is your favorite movie?

The Manchurian Candidate. And I'm absolutely appalled that 'they' made a remake set in the Gulf War. Though, I haven't seen it yet, and I heard it was really good.

Some other favorites:
Comedy - Rushmore
Film Noir - Touch of Evil
Documentary - Hands on a Hardbody

- I finally figured out who you kinda' look like, Ben Affleck...
- is that you weezer?
- Look at the photo of guy pearce on the left. You look very much like him.
- hey, do u have a twin brother?

I guess I should be trying to get into more clubs and restaurants, looking like celebrities as I do. Although, Ben Affleck? I liked it better when I looked like Amanda Plummer.

- Have you ever met anybody famous?

Only celebrity sightings...

- Have you ever been recognized in your everyday life by people you didn't know but who had seen your face on the website and if yes, how does it feel?
- do you get people stopping you on the street and saying things like "Hey, aren't you that photo every day guy!?".

Not yet.

- These american guys : I can't even know if your first name's "website" or "c71123"?!?

I like this one. Apparently my eMail address of website@c71123.com confused this woman. Have you ever met someone named 'website' or 'c71123'?

- what are you like, i mean kind of person are you?

I am who I am, and that's all that I am. Have a look at some surveys I've filled out over the past years for more information.

- may I get a picture of your profil?

Here you are my dear.

- how tall are you?

5 feet, 11.5 inches or 1.8161 meters.

- so what is it that you're so afraid of?

Forever, or the lack thereof.

- Is your project sometimes constraining and do you sometimes think you're going to give up?

It can be constraining, but not overly. I will not give up.

- oh yeah and would u ever take pics of ur childs face(if and when u had them) to see how they change

I have thought about it, but am not sure whether I would or not. When the time comes, I'll think about it more seriously.

- Are you noticed in the book of guinnes world records?
- are you tying to make a record?

No.

- Don't you ever have a hard night?

Never, everything in my life is easy.

- Why are Americans so obsessed with themselves?

I'm going to blame it on the cleverness of advertising.

- Why do you have a german last name?

Ancestors.

- Can we meet?

Yes. Come by the coffee shop tomorrow.

- what do you do for an encore!

Reincarnation, I guess.

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