Projet de la finale!

For my final project I plan to take pictures for a stop motion animation of going to places I am used to going to or that I enjoy going to. Ever since the first stop motion I have loved the idea of making videos that way. Plus it is a great way to show an average every day kind of process that I am involved in. That is the main reason why I am interested in this subject. So, I will make a video using stop motion to capture the time that is involved in an average thing. It represents the time I spend doing things whether they are or are not a good use of time. I would like to also take this video and brake it up into 4 sections and play them to make it all the more interesting.

A life of public humiliation

My performance piece includes pictures of myself during and after having an epileptic seizure. These pictures are taken from my sculpture art class in the mornings. This particular seizure activity took place on Tuesday May 15th. My main reason for doing this as my performance piece is to show people what its like to have a seizure and give them an outlook as to what I deal with on a day to day basis, (although this does no justice). Also, I wanted these spells captured in attempt to show people the humiliation that comes with having epilepsy and the fact that the convulsions can happen anywhere around anyone. It was a hard project to do because of the fact that I never know when these seizures are going to happen, so it was hard to get the camera in time to capture. My project was public in the art room. The students in my art class are used to seeing my spells so they no longer see it as a huge thing, but when I am somewhere else like a restaurant for instance, I tend to get remarks from children who do not know what is happening, and people sometimes panic and ask if i need medical attention. Ambulances are often called when in public.

Performing art

 The idea i have for my performance art piece has a lot to do with my daily life. Some people might look at it as crazy, others may see it as brilliant. I plan to have family and friends record me as I have seizures. I purposefully plan to work myself up and go out into public and have a seizure. The reason why I chose to do this for my performance piece is because it is so personal and emotional for me. It is going to be called "a life of public humiliation". I also hope to have other peoples reactions as they see me laying on the ground. In a way, I want to show through my art how my medical condition interferes with art itself. Never have I seen one of my own spells, but hopefully it will be a learning experience.

Mansfield Cemetary