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Charmin Ultrastrong A visual response to the short story  The Metamorphosis  by Franz Kafka. White copy paper, India ink, NO ADHESIVES USED Largest Sculpture measures 2" x  9" x  5" Overview 2 Overview 3 Detail 1 Detail 2 Artist Statement: The sculpture collection titled Campsite reflects my perception of the short story The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. The story reflects themes of clutter, quarantine, and humiliation. The story behind the theme, humiliation, is that Gregor used to be a high-ranked military officer but when he came back he had to be a traveling agent. This is why Gregor is represented as toilet paper in my project because his career went to s***. The theme of quarantine is represented by keeping the bed frame white because it looks like a sterile hospital room. Since he was locked in his room for such a long time, everything became a cluttered and disgusting mess. I represented clutter through the nasty green color of the mattress. In-process Picture

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  The Italian Stallion Inspired by the movie Rocky (1976) Materials: American flag, Bible, Money, Italian sauce, Philly cheesesteak, Vinyl, and a Horse. The photograph displays a journey from rock bottom to the "American dream". The Bible opened on the left conveys Rocky being religious and using God to help guide him on the right path. The Italian sauce works together with the horse or better known as a stallion (Italian Stallion). The Philly cheesesteak represents the city in which the movie takes place, and it also represents being poor and having to eat low-priced foods. The money is thrown in on top of the Bible because that is the final reward and goal at the end of the movie. Finally, the vinyl acts as the dinner plate and represents the movie being filmed in the 70s. The background was selected as an American flag for patriotism throughout the movie and the "American dream". 

100 candles were installed on a flight of stairs. 100 candles were stuck in the sand at the beach. 100 candles were lined up on the top of a desk.  

           Video                                                                               Safe Travels                                                                                                      Video                      Quote:        "When we put in a heavy sweater, we're actually aware of its texture, weight, and feel against our skin, but after a while we completely ignore it" (Ackerman 62)             Artist Statement:       In this video, I helped my friend pack her clothes in her suitcase for spring break. Noticing and feeling every piece of fabric run through my fingers felt soft and delicate to the touch. I also had to deal with how everything was placed inside the suitcase and how my touch affected how the suitcase closed. After packing the suitcase up, I zipped it up and took it down the hall as an outro to my video. Not only did I deal with touch on each piece of clothing but I also felt the texture of the suitcase handle as I walked away with it

                                                                                                                              Tac Braille                                                                      Created by hand, Thumb tacs, and a pillow.             Quote:    "The sensitivity of the fingertips reveals itself in the use of Braille which now appears everywhere" (Ackerman 84).                Artist Statement:                         Braille is used in almost any public building as a means of communication for people who are blind. It is small dots formed in certain combinations that can help the blind read by feeling and touch. The quote explains that touch can also be a form of communication by patterns formed by small dots. I wanted to create my own form of braille by using tacs and a pillow. Using the tacs, I spelled out "I love 3D" on the pillow in the braille language. This touch assignment was very interesting to me to take something used to help the