Who’s Looking At You?
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The narrative structure is about telling a story. To tell a good story, it is imperative to pay attention to the crucial elements of storytelling -the content of a story and the form used to tell the story.
Art installations have always been a great source of inspiration for me. It is incredible how installations are used to articulate a powerful message and transform the perception of space.
Black Mirror is a highly well-written, well-made show about revolutionary subjects. It’s dark and disturbing but thought-provoking. I immediately started mapping out and breaking down each season and episode. It was amazing how every episode had a unique tone and voice but was cohesive conceptualization.
The color tones were very strong, prompting me to consider experimental photography. I started exploring different techniques and approaches towards photography and gathered different visual references from magazines, social media, and articles. I presented the concept and my visual references to a small group of my peers and faculty who gave me amazing feedback and different topics to think about and to go forward with this project in the right direction.
I was motivated by the references my Professor James Grady shared, which made me think about different materials and concepts to explore. As I started thinking about the theme of the subject, I was stuck between powerful abstract images and the human subject. It was hard to make the decision, so I started clicking photographs for both concepts. As I started clicking photographs, the image with my friend’s eye made me realize how powerful it was to capture and look into someone’s eye. Often one’s eyes let you read them as they express their feelings. This experience gave me an idea, and I started clicking more of these images with different people, and boom! The concept emerged and allowed me to work on what I’ve wanted to do for a very long time- an art installation.
My objective and concept were to create a powerful deconstructed photography installation that spoke about a strong message- “Who’s watching?” Social media controls and contributes to letting the world look at our private information and daily lives without realizing we are being looked at. The range and number of “things” interconnected on the internet are truly astounding! It is relevant to everyone regardless of their fame or criminal persuasion. With this as my line of theme, I designed the installation with print and mixed media mediums, along with a teaser to introduce it to the viewers.
