As I began to think about place, I addressed the many places that I experience and have experienced. One that blantantly stands out is my home town. Growing up in an extremely small town gave me a much different experience than a lot of people I know. Emerson, with it's 2.4 square miles and population of about 7,000, is very different than a lot of places. I graduated with a class of 75 kids, most of which I went to school with since I was five years old. The idea is, everyone knows every thing about each other - obviously this has its ups and downs. Emerson is called "the family town" but to everyone who lives there it is also known as "the bubble." To different people this name means different things. For me, my brother, and most of my friends, it has always given us a sense of security, happiness, and comfort. But I know of others who felt trapped growing up there.
For my project, I was thinking about visually depicting "the bubble." There are a few ways in which I could do this but my main thought right now is constructing a ball out of paper mache, in which I can cut into and hang a single model stop light in the interior (as Emerson only has one traffic light). I am thinking of also putting fabric inside to depict the idea of comfort, while on the outside decorating it with facts about the town, in which consume the entire "bubble," therefore giving it a sense of confinement. This is my idea so far, but as I don't have much experience at all with paper mache we will see if I can produce this effectively.
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