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Reflection: On Word

We made cardboard boxes that were three feet tall and wide and five inches in width. We cut out the shape of our letters to make them appear absent in the construction. Our group also painted the boxes completely black to give an absence of color. 

For our locations we placed the letters on campus in places that are usually busy but took photographs when there was no one around. These pictures were the ones of the computer lab and the classroom. We also took a picture of our letters’ shadows to represent the absence of the box itself. Another photograph we did was setting the letters in front of Wescoe and having a long exposure time to allow people in the background to blur in motion. We wanted to create the absence of consciousness since most students run around campus not paying attention to their surroundings. Another picture was placing the letters in the empty display cases in the Arts and Design building. This was to resemble the absence of artwork that is usually displayed in the cases. We also placed the letters inside the lower level of Wescoe and allowed viewers to read the letters through the glass windows. To make the location fit the word more accurately we placed the ‘E’ separately from the rest by having it stand on the tope of the small staircase near by. This allowed for all the letters to show in the picture as well yet, have the ‘E’ absent from the rest. 

I made my pictures black and white to reenforce the absence of color. I also brought the picture more contrast to highlight that absence and bring out the rich blacks which represent the lost color.