LIVING GALLERY

In this lesson, Phoebe and I put our ideas up on it's feet. I brought in a piece of rope about 2 metres in length and we explored ways of puppeteer each other. This was difficult as in did'n't seem right when we performed it. The piece wasn't developed enough that we could create any sort of purpose to the piece. It was simply there because it was there. This meant we decided to go back to the drawing board and rethink of an idea.

We came to the conclusion after much discussion that our piece will be called 'Self-Esteem' and will feature myself inside a sack being dragged by a dirty Phoebe, whilst I sit emotionless in the bag with a party hat and a party whistle. This idea was striking in it's imagery and was entertaining to devise. We feel the piece is effective as it creates the sense of contrasting images. The girl struggle to carry the entire world of a joyful and happy person which is so far away from herself. This links to the mind as when a child hits their teenage years, they become more conscious of things around them. What makes them sad? What makes them angry? What makes them happy? Our piece symbolises the stage where you're sad for no apparent reason and always trying to lug a happy persona with you at all times. This piece could also represent depression and mental health. 

Quick mock up of our initial idea