Wednesday, September 16, 2009

project

· Main Entry: 1mo·bile

Thinking of the toy on top of the hospital bed. Making a mobile, balancing my paper form (body) with other people’s bodies, animals, plants, objects. The work is in the movement through the interaction of air/atmosphere/context- being mobile.

· Pronunciation: \ˈmō-bəl, -ˌbī-əl also -ˌbēl\
· Function: adjective
· Etymology: Middle English mobyll, from Anglo-French moble, from Latin mobilis, from movēre to move
· Date: 15th century

1 : capable of moving or being moved :
movable
2 a : changeable in appearance, mood, or purpose b :
adaptable, versatile
3 :
migratory

· migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy ...
· moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator"
· a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
· having transportation available
· capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another; "a highly mobile face"
·
sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
· fluid: affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile"

Tending to travel and relocate frequently: a restless, mobile society.

mobile
adj. moveable, portable, flowing freely; changing quickly, changeable; of services provided from a vehicle n. decorative structure made with delicate objects that are strung in balance on rods and are sensitive to the breeze or light touch; decorative structure made of plastic toys that is hung over a crib as an amusement for babies;

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