I have an idea for my project but I am not sure exactly what I am going to do for the physical documentation part yet. My main idea is to stand outside of a main academic building during lunch hour and seek out participation from students passing by. I want them to engage with the work in their own individual ways. I’m thinking of painting a wooden board with a color-coded guide of circular “buttons” next to words that would categorize a typical student applying to college, including one for “none of the above”. The colors would indicate which word corresponds with which color. Then, I could ask them to paint colors of what they feel represents them in these scenarios. I plan to video record this performance piece as well as presenting the final board after the performance is over, providing two forms of documentation. The goal of this project is to showcase the pressure students feel to place themselves in these categories when filling out applications, while also placing myself in a live performance setting.
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