hey guys-- here's a sketch of my multimedia exhibit. for now it's titled "this isn't a safe space: the bedroom," but that might change. it's weird, right? what i hope to accomplish here is transport viewers to a space which appears safe- a childhood bedroom (mixture of my mom's bedroom and mine), but with a closer look, it's disturbingly not. i plan on including my childhood items as well as some of my mother's for the "safe" stuff, while "unsafe" stuff will include lines of "coke" w/ razor blade, AA tags, broken glass, a needle, egg shells, and dirt (this will be in the form of a "carpet" metaphorically representing all of the treacherous things one can walk through in their life. ultimately, this is a project which conveys the loss of my mother and my aunt and how that is a safe/unsafe issue within my family (represented by the duality of the bedroom as a whole: intimate, yet disturbing and altogether something i inescapably own [like my childhood]). for this, i'll incorporate the video as seen on the "tv," as well as using the actual cross from my mother's casket and her funeral guest book and funeral cards from her and my aunt. i really, really, really! hope the video will come together in time.






This looks interesting. I think your concerns about it being "cheesy" are ridiculous. :)
ReplyDeleteAre you going to have sound to accompany the video or will it be silent? Will there be music?
i keep forgetting that you can comment on this stuff (just saw this) THANKS Heddie! (i like that your g'pa calls you that) haha
ReplyDeleteI think this is really great. Super Artsy
ReplyDeletethanks Amanda, i love this shit ;-)
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