Hello,
I am Rian Ishikawa from Osaka, Japan. I am here at Parsons to study Design and Technology. I strongly believe technology is what we need to explore in the world we all live in right now because digital art has the capacity to expand the idea of art . Art has been about the relationship between the artist to physical materials to viewers and something that once made and would be unchangeable other than decaying throughout time. But with digital art, artists can explore and represent them self freely not tied to the physical world. Digital technology could expand the space freely so it is possible to manipulate the space and send an idea and message of the artwork more directly to the audience. For me to get to that belief, my high school experience is unspeakable. I joined technical theater and experience how people in the theater represent them self though character, set, lights, and sound. It was a space that makes such a large impact on audiences. It was Also the people I met in the theater. Many of the technical crew and actors was not closeted. I learned their struggle to represent them self freely without getting attack physically or emotionally. I was amazed how everyone wanted to change how other people sees the LGBT community. They are not afraid to raise their voice to say “LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED” at least in the theater. Now I am passionate about gay right and supporting anyone who struggles because of their identity.