Statement / Proposal

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Our two primary goals in creating this project are: 1) Create a physical representation of progress and choice; 2) Encourage collaboration between participants. 

Because we were assigned to wires, we wanted to use wires in their functional purpose to carry electricity in addition to using them for aesthetic purposes. Because electricity can be used to power objects on, and is, at its fundamental level, a stream of moving electrons, it matched our theme of progress and change very well. This motivated us to use wires to carry electricity. 

We wanted to encourage collaboration in our art because we believe that progress and change does not happen alone. To step forward, we oftentimes need the help of others around us. Working with others in real life can make a challenging task into something trivial. 

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ORIGINAL:

We want to create a physical representation of progression. Progress is an unending journey that constantly gets harder. Often times, people forget that hard work and struggle is necessary for success to occur. People might give up when we lose sight of our goals.  We want to demonstrate this by using projections of figures attempting to progress through our "wireframe" landscape. 

Some thoughts to carry out the concept:

(1) Possible landscapes include: a vanishing point road, a bridge, etc.

(2) We will use the projector to project moving figures along the landscapes. This requires us to make a video in advance that fits well with the wire frame.

(3) We want to set our wire frames in sites that will stick out in the library. For example, the white walls on the first floor, if possible. And we can do multiple frames on different walls.

(4) We will try to incorporate our theme, "progress" in the atmosphere of studying in the library, in order to encourage students to be confident and perseverant.

(5) Materials: We need long, probably colorful wires.

A similar illustration that inspires us: