Every time I go to the bathroom I read confessions and secrets on the walls. Sometimes these confessions are deep and serious, as if the stall acts as a secret therapist. Surprisingly, chains of conversations take place with girls giving advice, support, even criticism. I immediately thought about a project involving documentation and participation of confessions and secrets inside the girls' bathroom. I think because these comments can be anonymous and the writer will never know who exactly will read the writings on the wall, true feelings come out. These are real confessions that take place everyday in a public area, with the proper documentation and artistic details, these stalls can evolve into works of art.
Influenced by a prank on TV, I thought about suspending objects inside jello. Because jello is a solid that has the properties of a liquid, objects have the ability to float. For this project I thought jello could be a metaphor for a state of mind. I would put objects that represent problems in my life inside the jello. These objects would be suspended through out the jello representing my current state of mind. Sometimes it is hard to talk about problems and art can act as a form of catharsis, an outlet to express our inner most thoughts in ways words cannot.
I have always taken an interest in photography and while learning the elements of a camera, such as shutter speed and aperture, I also learned about long exposures. When you set a SLR camera to a slow shutter speed time (seconds) another person can write or draw images with a light and the effects result in the picture above. This technique would be a good way to incorporate the confessions project because the person writing with light cannot be seen in the picture. This project can involve many people, in a sort of photoshoot, the participants can write or draw a word or image that represents an inner most secret. With these pictures I can create a collage or some type of photo book that can display all of the confessions.
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