Self Visualization Project

The Basic Concept:

This is my self visualization project. The three panels are intended to be seen horizontally, in the order they are shown here, from top to bottom. The main idea is past, present, future. The middle image is my present; an isolated image from a hectic time in my life - college. The quote is from George Orwell's novel, 1984: "Sanity is not statistical." This quote is the central idea of the piece, meaning (in my own interpretation) that, while the majority rules, the majority is not always right. Growing up, I have always found myself out of place. Unpopular in a private school, white in an urban public high school... too rich for the inner city, too poor for suburbia... a pianist who can't read piano music, an artist in an academic school. Essentially, it is a rare occurrence that I am a part of the majority. Yet I am never fazed because I realize that not thinking like others does not make me wrong. This is where the quote comes into play. In the "past" and "future" images," I am surrounded by people. The "past" image is set in Jersey City, in front of a very typical scene of any inner city - a dry cleaner. As I've mentioned, I've never exactly fit in there. The "future" image is set in Paris (a very surreal Paris) because I aspire to end up there one day. Of course, I face the inevitable cultural barrier of any American among Parisians. Luckily, I have been prepared for it my whole life. Over all, my concept is my quote; though I may have a different mind set from the people who surround me, I can feel confident and secure that I am not wrong. And similarly, there is nothing wrong with being a part of the majority. I am just as different as any other person I meet.