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A Reflection on Change

Throughout the semester, our ideas have undergone many (important) changes. We started off with a general theme: consumerism. How can we portray this through an art installation? What feelings need to be conveyed? What mediums effectively transmit and engage with this theme?

Our initial idea was a room with a path around it. The room would contain remnants of a retail space and one way mirrors would allow viewers to look into the room from the path. This was our first notion of entrapment that was meant to capture the feeling of being on the outside, looking in and feeling unable to make any changes. The feedback for this idea can be summarized with one word: Underwhelming. Retrospectively, I agree that it indeed was.

Concept 1: Retail Space (a.k.a. “The Shed”)

The feedback pushed us to further develop the thematic framework for our project and we began to explore what we could make out of textile waste. This leads me to our next idea which was an installation that consisted of three large quilts made from textile waste that move in and out to enhance feelings of entrapment (similarly to walls closing in). From this idea we were encouraged to continue the development of our project and to place more focus on the idea of entrapment and the vicious cycles of production that harm the environment.

Concept 2: The Textile Wave

From there, we continued to research and brainstorm. Finally, we opted for a project that utilizes sound art because sound is often used in marketing, which inspires consumerism. We decided to create a piece consisting of six speakers, each hooked up to a pedal. The speakers would play everyday advertisements for clothing companies. However, when a pedal is pressed, the speaker it is hooked up to will shift to sounds relating to the negative effects of consumerism such as news clips of factory crashes, testimonials from workers and other relevant sound effects.

Concept 3: Sound Art

As is evident, the changes that led to our final concept were many, which, I believe, allowed us to fully understand the themes that we were working with (i.e. entrapment, overwhelm). Our project evolved from a very literal representation of consumerism to something that better engages with the underlying culture of consumerism and its impact on the environment. As a team, we thoroughly researched and discussed various ways to portray our intentions and we also reached out to our professors and classmates for feedback. Throughout this process, I have come to appreciate the importance of change (and allowing it to happen) in the creative process.

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