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Question: Is art able to have the same impact if there isn’t a backstory? What makes an art piece special? What’s the difference between an art piece made out of scraps rather than one made out of store bought material?

For our artifact, we used the broken glass from the filming process to create it. The red and blue dye stained the glass which gave it a nicer look. The residue of the dirt on the bottles also gives it a natural look and story. We gathered as much debris as we could and put it into a jar. Our theme was red, white, and blue.

For our final documentation, we interviewed people in a public space. I used sad background music behind their voices to set the tone and feel. The beginning with the flag and soft words coming in also adds to the vibe. After filming the interviews, we wrote what was said on a piece of paper and put it in a glass capsule with dye. We then smashed it in slow motion with a chaotic instrumental in the back to change the vibe of the video.

For the tasks, my job was to film and edit the videos. First, we went to a public shopping center where I asked people if they could be in our video and ask them a few questions. Once we interviewed enough people, we went to the back of another shopping center where I prepped the bottles for them to be thrown. I brought three tripods, a vlogging camera, my phone, and another group members phone to film us breaking the bottles. I put every video in slow motion for a dramatic effect. Once the filming process was finished, I went home to edit the videos in CapCut.

After meeting with the group, we decided to go with a video in which we interview people with questions about rights. We then use what they say, right them down, and put them in a glass capsule. Red, white, and blue ink, would be put in the glass capsule with the sentence they say. Once everything is put in the bottles, we will throw them at the wall, “shattering” each one symbolizing their rights being lost. We will record this in public and throw the glass capsule at a blank wall. Since the ink and glass would create a mess. We will do our best to clean it up.

Our group decided on a few ideas. Each idea included us going in public and interviewing people. The first idea was a poster with people’s rights around the poster board with glass indicating them being shattered with a dove in the middle. The other idea we had was a video of us interviewing people and once they answer, we show a scene where we take a star away from the American flag. Our last idea before the final proposal was to create a jeopardy board and interview people about their rights. Each idea would be based on the same topics just in different ways.

For our on class video after we formed a sentence with our words, we thought it would be a good idea to go to an in person debate. It was fitting for our statement. We wanted to do it in a public environment where people are speaking up for what they believe in and their beliefs being “challenged” by others. The beginning of the video starts out with our statement on a piece of paper as the viewer reads it and then zooms out to show what the statement is indicating. In this case the “shattered” and “challenged by others” part is the man with the microphone and the “one” part in our statement is society.

For my word I chose “shattered” because it’s a strong word to use in a sentence. It’s also a diverse word that can be used for our project and further expand our idea. In the article, the title says “A Silence is Shattered” which was brought to my attention because of its bold statement. With the words diversity, finding its purpose wasn’t hard. As my other group members picked their words we created a sentence that is similar to how “shattered” was used in the article I chose. Shattered as in the people’s voices and speaking up for what they believe in.

For our timeline, we decided to get our ideas narrowed and select one. Once we did that we thought of the material we had to buy and went to the store to purchase them. Last thing that needed to be done was the filming part. We went out in public to film us interviewing people and later on setting cameras up to film us breaking the bottles. Lastly, we upload the video to YouTube and present it in class.

For our budget, we decided to keep it wallet friendly because we know we could find the material at a local dollar tree. We needed glass capsules to destroy, food dye for the dramatic breaking of the glass, and construction paper to write the sentences on.

Our process consisted of us writing down the main point of what the interviewees were saying and putting each in a glass capsule one by one. After that, we put red and blue dye into each capsule with miniature capsules filled with dye too. Once that was done we set up three different cameras to get separate angles of each bottle. We used three tripods (2 with phones and 1 with vlogging camera). Once we were done throwing the bottles at the wall, we used a broom, wash clothe, and solution to clean up the mess.

For my word “shattered” I used a black background so the word in white would pop. When I think of “shattered” I think of a blank space and chaos. I put the word in a slant with each letter being uneven and off putting to show its movement as to what will happen when we use the word for our final project. The movement also indicates chaos and imperfections. I went with a simpler design because I wanted the word to be there in blank space as if it’s floating.

Since our phrase was “one finds their rights shattered when challenged by others”, I went with memes that had humor, but also reality. As people we all of certain beliefs and may not agree with others, so I chose some that show how our beliefs can divide us. I didn’t want to use our exact phrase within the memes, so I did them with the intent to capture the meaning and subject of it. I used three gifs and two picture memes. I wanted to use majority of gifs because I feel like it gives the memes movement and life.

Our proposals consisted of a few different ideas. Each person had an idea and we began to brain storm. We know that we wanted to make a statement, but didn’t know exactly how to go about the idea. We first drew inspiration from a poster about standing up for people’s rights. Then came up with the idea of shooting a video.

In this picture I masked myself in a colorful flower garden. I used my exterior space for this picture. Using CapCut, I’m depicted twice in this image. One of my bodies is seen larger than human size while walking towards the garden shed. The other body is seen miniature admiring the flowers. I chose this picture of a flower garden because of the colors and layers. Being in a flower garden to me feels like a breath of fresh air. A flower garden has a certain feeling of freedom as you look and smell a nice scent in the air

Exterior Space Research