For the Visual Essay for Seminar II, I initially wanted to focus on the aspects of friendship and how it has been affected by technology. However, upon knowing that I would have to stick to this topic till the end of the semester, I decided to focus on a topic in which I was deeply interested and in what I already had background knowledge. Thusly, I decided to talk about what we perceive to be real and the true reality of our world. This topic gave me the leeway to delve into spiritual, scientific, and personal subtopics that form this big idea. By sourcing information from various first-hand accounts, personal accounts, and secondary sources; I was able to not only develop my visual essay but get the chance to expand my own knowledge in my true interests rather than being prompted to write about something in particular. This insight that I have gotten allowed me to more deeply analyze my own perception of the world, as human beings tend to forget the impacts such knowledge can have on a person. The visual essay evolved from a powerpoint presentation with graphics to eventually a small book. The book cover is of a detail photo from the the garment I made in Studio II. I inverted the colors to make for a cosmic-like web to compliment the concept from which it was derived.
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