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Question: How can I portray a narrative about girlhood in the context of Christianity and feminine aesthetics through a multimedia piece?
Concept: A home altar that contains items significant to girlhood and the Christian faith; an exploration of the unique but complex experience of growing up as a young girl following Christianity.
Contextual to-do list:
What do we define as feminine aesthetics?
What universal experiences do people who experienced girlhood have?
Do I want to challenge the concept of religious girlhood, or celebrate it?
How is the experience of Christian girlhood different than a secular one?
Why do we gain comfort from visually pleasing aesthetics?
How does that comfort differ under Christianity?
What aesthetics, visuals, and iconographies are common within the Christian religion?
Are there shared symbols and/or aesthetics between secular culture and Christianity?
How does Christian girlhood differ globally?
What are the commonalities and differences between masculine and feminine experiences under Christianity?
How does Christian childhood differ from that of other religions?
How do companies appeal to younger girls when trying to sell merchandise?
How do companies specifically selling Christian goods appeal to young girls?
Where do the biases for feminine aesthetics originate from?
How does the Christian upbringing experience differ across different branches?
Studio to-do list:
Explore composition styles with repetition of icons
Navigate and learn 3D sculpting in programs (Blender, ZBrush, Rhino)
Look into different AV equipment that can add to the experience (speakers? vintage computers?)
Explore different pepper’s ghost effect/hologram techniques (possibly explore ways to make it interactive?)
Create a series of minifigures that blend together with figures of Christ.
Look into beadwork (tapestries, “rosaries”)
Design posters to imitate a lived-in room.
Design a journal filled with diary entries and bible verses (case binding, cord binding)
Should the difference between the secular and religious aesthetics be apparent or should they blend together?
How can a book serve as the centerpiece of this narrative?
How do home altars change a space?
Look into woodworking to create shelves for the altar.