MAE ☆ BUCKLEY

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: Emptiness & fullnness @ the same time

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Cool breeze open expanse

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Mosquitoes

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: tenderness

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Falling in love.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: I would probably look like light, sound and feel like true love.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Calming. Hues of pastel colors. Can be inside or outside.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: The fear of failure, the excitement of the unknown.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Body language exists in animals!

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Being attacked by what I think might have been a demon/manifestation of negative energy/ghost? Felt like I was being choked in my sleep. It was a lot.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: I'd feel like pulling warm blankets out of the dryer.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Gold dim lights with colors all around.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: My goals.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Stillness.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Like stepping outside on a beautiful spring day only to get hit by a bus because you were too preoccupied. Falling in love.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: A shadow.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Somewhere in nature, watching the sunset. 

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Nothing--sleep deprivation kicks in and I instantly fall asleep.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Love.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Fear while falling.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: Like a raging fire.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Green, yellow, blue.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: The universe.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: The smile of a baby monkey.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: When I fell into the ocean.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: When Travis comes in on Beibs in the Trap.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Open. Lots of glass. Think Apple store in a forest. 

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Caffeine.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: My dog's eyes when she's begging for food.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Can't think of anything... :(

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: Nothing/everything.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Light, small, green (or outside)!

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Thoughts.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Puking.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Different timelines.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: The little ball of light from Harry Potter.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: White and soft.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Almost everything.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Their ability to love.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Betrayal.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: Omniscient. I'd look like a free spirit and sound like the wind.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: My room with only white christmas lights.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: My actions.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Silence. 

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: God came to me in a dream. I didn't believe him. He asked if would if he rearranged the stars [sic]. He did but it was a dream.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

Person #1: A giant orange/red orb submerged in water. I would probably feel like a whale.

Person #2: Able to breathe underwater and float along.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

Person #2: Circular space, dome base with an apex roof-- neutral colors and soft pastels with open windows to smell the petrichor... Glass floor to ceiling windows at treetops [sic]. Ocean in the distance. Wood floors.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

Person #2: Painful realization that we are all meaningless in a dark, abysmal world. 

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

Person #1: Breastfeeding and loneliness.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

Person #1: I think I've been in love but I'm not sure. He occupied my thoughts in the best way but I never felt close enough to him (emotionally) to ever tell him that. Was it love? Was I scared?

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: A large sparkle.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: John Muir-approved.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: $$ worries.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Fuzziness in a tribble.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: A nightmare.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: Not sure.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Open, detailed/engaging, natural colors.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Major doubts about myself and my life.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Animal emotion of understanding in dogs [sic].

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: [Blank]

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: A bluejay with a better song/voice.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Gauzey beach tent at noon-- with a breeze.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: The safety/future of my children.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Humor.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Tons! "Other" additional dimensions not typically open to our "five senses."

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: Enigma.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: A room by a fire while it's raining outside.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Stress.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Trading among gorillas. 

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Anything when I haven't slept for 48 hours.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: Definitely like a floating leaf.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Naturally-lit.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: My roommate's attitude. 

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Its eyes.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Yes... No...

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: I would feel like nothing and sound like something.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Cold room/good music, wood accents.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: People.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Will to die.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Yes but I can't explain it.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: I'd like to be a mermaid but who know [sic] what I'll be?

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: I like to be in light, uncluttered, large, nice-smelling spaces with a generally chill ambiance. 

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Distractions.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Anger.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: No.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: A dense nebula of golden light which pulses, grows and sheds tendrils, changes shape based on emotions experienced and music listened to.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: -Blues (warm and bold).

-Cozy couches.

-Music (as eclectic as possible).

-BOOKS.

-Warm temperature.

-Small, but cozy, not cramped.

-Dimly lit (naturally, as in dawn or dusk).

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Both the painful thoughts of my traumatic childhood and the hopeful thoughts of what I'll accomplish with my life and all the people I'll help.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Books; They're able to transmit ideas and stories across time and space, and each has a distinctive voice, personality, and story to tell. (Kind of a cop out since they're created by people in an intimate process, but whatever).

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Literally not enough paper to try to describe, but I woke up, felt a presence in the room, couldn't move my body an inch, super scary morning. 

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: A warm fuzzy feeling.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Quiet.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Goals.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Missing a person.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Love.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: I would feel like taking your bra off at the end of a LONG day.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Golden hour submerged in water.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Worrying about everything. Worrying about someone.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Dying from a broken heart.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: How I feel when I wake up when the sun is rising.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: Like pure language with emotion swirling around it.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: On a raised platform or deck, about 20 feet square [sic], in view of the ocean, breezy. 

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Nothing, ever.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Love.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Yes, an object that was placed in one spot and appeared in another 2 minutes later. 

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: Sunshine.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: --Glassed-in "open" verandah space, where I can see the sun, but I can still work.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Nothing!

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Empathy. Self-sacrifice (motherhood).

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Yes-- mental telepathy. Long stories-- sisters having the same dreams. Visions of sister's accident, concurred [unsure if this is the word they meant, it was difficult to read their handwriting] with its happening (separated by continent). 

Written on the side of the page: P.S. Mae-- I love your interactive art!

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: I would float around like an astronaut.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Dappled shade, slight breeze, sound of wave [sic] and birds.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: My husband's recent layoff.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: Facial expression. 

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: The scent of my deceased dad's aftershave in my car. He had never been in that car.

Q: If you existed without your body and

the laws of the physical world didn't apply,

what would you look/sound/feel like?

A: I'd be a tritone, duh.

Q: What is your favorite type of space to be in?

(Think in terms of the lighting, colors, size

and structure rather than an actual place)

A: Dimly-lit purple.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: Restless leg syndrome.

Q: What is the most human quality you have

observed in an animal or object?

A: [Something is crossed out] Anger.

Q: Have you ever experienced something you

can’t explain? Describe your experience.

A: Amusing.