- How did you choose the memories that you visualized?
I chose memories that shaped me and influenced me. Throughout my paper I wrote about memories that appeared in my mind at the time being and I wrote memories that I will never forget and are meaningful to me, those are the memories I visualized.
- How did you choose the medium you selected for each piece?
The medium in my piece was a representation of how memories appear to me. With the rough canvas surface, it symbolized the blurriness that a memory embeds, and zippers connecting these surfaces conveyed that memories can behave on their own as individuals or they can behave as a group of though that shaped our personality.
- How did you choose how to present the work?
I chose to present my work through mediums that all symbolize a memory. As I previously mentioned, I presented this piece through medium that I could best express what a memory means to me.
- How did you choose to connect/ or not connect the pieces to each other?
In this piece I chose to connect the pieces not visually but literally. There is no element is the pieces like color or theme that connects them all, although all the pieces are connected by zipper. These zippers physically connect the pieces to convey that all the pieces can behave alone, or zipped apart to be individual.
- How did you feel (felt sense & emotional narrative) about reading your 20-30 memories out loud?
I felt anxious. My memories were personal and meant for me, I was anxious I would be misunderstood when reading my memories.
- How did you feel (felt sense & emotional narrative) about showing your work?
I felt confident. I felt like I expressed my memories in a way that would help the audience understand my memories and what I have experienced.
- How did it feel to have the DAI happen with you present?
It was interesting to have my piece DAI’ed. The audience interpreted things that I didn’t interpret which was interesting to hear. Also I liked hearing what my work meant to each person.
- How did you choose your questions for the audience/ viewers?
I didn’t have any questions for my audience. I think if I was to ask anything about my work, I would question only myself. I don’t find it necessary taking recommendation for my work considering I am the only one who knows what I am trying to covey. I strive to produce work that best expresses my feelings and thoughts, which can only be recognized by me. To take suggestions from someone who is not involved in the creation of my piece doesn’t make sense to me. Regardless, it is still interesting to hear what the audience thinks and gains from my work.
- What changes would you make to the work if you have to do another iteration?
I think I would spend more time on the postcards where I painted. The whole point was to make a “blurry” image to represent how a memory appears to me, and I feel like maybe if I spent more time and layers on the paintings I could have better expressed this message.
- If there was something that you could have shared with your viewers to bring additional context or understanding, what would it be?
I would have talked a little bit more about the mediums used. I talked a little bit about the zippers but I lacked explanations on the rough cotton used to portray “blurriness”, and collage to portray rather vivid memories.
