My memorial links back to a memory of a dinner I had with my family under the Bosphorus bridge one night. That specific night, I felt a sense of home within me and found my cultural identity. I felt more complete. Through my Turkish heritage and Luxembourgish upbringing, I was able to link the geographical…Continue Reading Finding Home
For my third project, I based the theme of my piece around the Japanese phrase “Komorebi.” Komorebi is not really a word and does not have a direct translation to English; it is more of a feeling, which represents the sunlight that shines through the leaves of a tree. This “feeling” reflects a romantic and…Continue Reading Komorebi ~ 木漏れ日
For my second project, I wanted to create a piece that revolves around light and its constant presence in our lives. In this short film, I want the light to represent hope; hope for a better day, outcome and future. Consequently I also focus on myself and have a double entendre happening with the leaving…Continue Reading Where is Hope?
Final map design: Process: Overall composition of the map Process: Final background map layer (illustrator version) Process: Making the little trash cans Trash collection dates: Description of the map: As a group we wanted to show a map of the density of trash in a certain area of New York, more specifically SoHo in the…Continue Reading Studio 1 Bridge 3: Trash Density & Luxury Stores in SoHo
For this project, I wanted to base my edited images around my identity and the growth I experienced from my childhood, up to my current acceptance and view of myself. I wanted to incorporate the aspect of time through the movements in my images and also the more obvious growing up aspect which is seen…Continue Reading Soundscape and Photoshop Project 1 (Time)
Gift to Ava <3: After getting to know Ava and getting to know her, I decided to make her a little pouch which was made with the primary usage of being an aromatic holder, however, it can also be used to carry any small object. One main reason being was for her to be able…Continue Reading Bridge 2 “Gift”
Kintsugi: Gold spills out of my mother’s womb. Shattered, she brings life into the world. The broken vase has sharp edges, as sharp as the thorns of a velvet carmine rose. My brother representing the seas, whereas I carry the name of just one. The tides come and go, as I…Continue Reading Self Portrait: Kintsugi
Final Postcards (front): Final Postcards (back): I explored my five senses in the order of sight, smell, hear, taste and touch. Furthermore, behind each postcard I wrote a little note or sentence in the language in which I associate the memory with. For sight, I remember thinking to myself how cute it was that my…Continue Reading 5 senses bridge 1
In her essay, Ashley C. Ford explores the effect men have had on her journey with her body growth. Through her excessive use of quotations and the personal pronoun “I,” Ford makes her essay inviting and shows that the experiences she has dealt with are intimate, which she is willing to share. As the essay…Continue Reading Commentary on “The Year I Grew Wildly, While Men Looked On”
Hello! My name is Adrien Schwirtz and I am from Luxembourg, a small country in Europe in between France, Belgium and Germany. I am also half Turkish from my mother’s side, so I visit my family over there pretty often. I speak multiple languages such as : French, Turkish, English, German and I speak Japanese…Continue Reading Time: Introductory Post (Adrien Schwirtz)