Direction Chosen

I created a larger version of the "My Side of the Room" collage Wednesday night. I had decided on a grid pattern for the display which I think will separate the objects enough to take away any feeling of clutter. I began thinking about what I wanted to convey with the structure of the photos. Ultimately, I decided that I wanted to entice people to look closer at the objects pictured and consider their importance. How better to bring people closer to my piece than to make it interactive?

I drew my inspiration from this structure found on nearly every playground.

 I intend to create a 41" x 51" wooden frame, inside which is slotted 8 vertical pvc pipes. Suspended in a grid form along each pipe will be ten triangular prisms which will rotate (like each piece of the tic tac toe) to reveal a new photo on each side 0 each photo comprising a larger, cluttered room. The center 6 photos will contain photos that make up the people in each picture instead of images of their possessions.

 

 I spoke with Garrett in the shop and he told me that it is most definitely doable and should be fairly easy to construct. I will create 80 total prisms with 240 photos overall.

In lieu of the large amount of work it will be to put this together before Thursday I made the decision to put my other idea on the back burner (although it is still something I definitely want to create at some point) and focus all of my energies on constructing this.