sfernandes_project1

//**Identity: What Shapes Us**//
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Rationale
The project was to explore the concept of what shapes our identity. The process consisted of critical thinking as well as research to find the answers to this idea. In doing so, more of a personal interpretation of the subject opposed to a fixed idea emerged. The map is subjective in the sense that not everyone can agree with the routes the arrows lead too. For me, the ideas within the concept map are what I felt helped in shaping the person I am. That is why the concept map contains generalized words with simple arrows leading to the next subject. It allows the viewer to fill in the blanks by using there own experiences and interpretations. For example in my life, “parents” go to “work,” to make “money”, which is partially provided for “school.” The map is based on my own personal experiences of the linked words. The words also directly correlate back to the question of what shapes our identity. It can be said that parents, work, money and school by themselves shape the person I am. Each word contains its own set of meaning, which impacts my identity. Although the concept map is broad in a sense, it is left up to the viewer to interpret the map in their own way. There is a sense of hierarchy in which I think most people can associate with. The different sizes of the words stand out more in the piece, which place more importance on certain words.

Identity is such a complex term in which aesthetically, there is no defined visual. My concept map was to give more of a digital feel which is complex and fast paced. Our identity is shaped everyday by our surroundings just as the digital age rapidly changes. The reason behind the visual aspect was trying to simulate a digital atmosphere.

Process Work