1. What is the central idea of your concentration?
My media involves discarded objects with consideration to their former functions as well as their formal qualities of shape, color, line, and texture. At the start of the portfolio I sought to create a new purpose or status for the objects by changing or integrating how the object looks visually. As the idea evolved I put more focus on the function of the objects in relation to humans.
2. How does the work in your concentration demonstrate the exploration of your idea? You may refer to specific images as examples.
Each piece of my concentration was made using discarded objects which I usually looked for in recycle piles or collected from available sources. For the first three works I took the objects I found out of their original context and applied them to another purpose. The product packages were painted and their forms assembled to resemble a female figure. The old shoe which belonged to my mother almost 20 years ago was displayed on a podium like the latest design. The purpose of the helmet was now not to protect but to act as a decorative hat. During the course of the project I began to consider the objects' original functions and how they serve the needs of humans. My parents' experience working in hospitals gave me the material and inspiration to explore the way medical technology sometimes replaces the natural function of organs. The importance of technology was again commented on by the satirical altar of computers. All of these works are tied together by a focus on retrieving objects from being unwanted waste and giving them new life.
