Brainstorm

Agoraphobia - Any irrational fear that keeps one from going outside…

City scene (mixed media): either a large image (wall size to fill space covered by projector) with some collage prints and relief or, a city built out of foam-core with buildings drawn/collage and printed on the façade. If these ideas fail, I will simply create a partial printed/drawn landscape and create the rest of it digitally using the scanned photos/drawings.

Working elements for projection:

-Fixed background drawing on the wall is based on photos taken so I can animate digital layers to create some movements/dimension

-Animated graffiti slithering across the buildings, rich colors

-Creatures coming out of sewers

-Play with weather and sky

-Maybe ground cracking and turn into liquid

-Shadows creeping

-Maybe play with age of buildings…

-Not sure I want people, but maybe the shadows can be enough of a “presence”

-If I can figure out how it integrate video… reflections of a metro going by

-Take photos of same scenes day and night?

-Play with textures and scanned newspapers

Concepts explored/working themes:

-Attacking my own insecurities regarding my limited knowledge of the medium I need to complete the previous list of components for this project.

-Easily editing and resizing of digital world vs. the rigidity of analogue

-Fears and anxiety/panic attack

-Social phobia/agoraphobia

-Overwhelming downtown scene from a disordered perspective

-The idea of graffiti as a projection... questioning the very definition as it is no longer permanent or invasive

-Maybe printing a still of the work that was taken during the projection

Potential complications:

-Links between the digital and traditional medium/challenges involved to make it “one” piece.

-Attempting to use unfamiliar software for animation and/or video

-Probably adding sound (again, new to me)