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Proposal  I plan to project videos of just the outlines of the feral cats that live at UT onto areas where the cat colonies reside. The videos would be sized to match real life scale and be positioned to give the impression of the cats actually being there. This projection would have to be done at multiple sites, so my plan is to wear some sort of cat mask and essentially give tours/ performance (all at different times and or days) that I would inform people about by passing out flyers that would also provide additional resources for people to look into to learn more. I want to do this because the university has multiple cat colonies but very few people seem to be aware of this. Students either aren't aware of the cats or aren't aware that there are multiple feral colonies. The Tampa Bay area itself has a huge feral cat issue that people don't seem to be aware of and peoples lack of knowledge is making the trap, fix, and release programs in effect much more difficult.

I wanted to show how within Florida there is such a drastic difference in social/ economic class that is very visible on the homes of these communities that all live in relatively close proximity to one another. As well as show how these social categories exist as a result of one another, which is why I used a mirror to imply how they are this sort of reflection of each other.

9-21-18 9-20-18 Mood 9-16-18 WHY? 

Mike Kelley’s “Kandors” series (1999, 2007, 2009, 2011) Mike Kelley was an eclectic but influential artist who worked with various artistic disciplines. His work often focused on subjects such as "youth, class and the divide between low and high culture" ( 2) . "Kelley has made nostalgia, memory, and repression in everyday life the topics of his idiosyncratic sculptures, performances, paintings, and installations, which conflate vernacular sources and high modernist aesthetics " ( 1) . His works were quirky, and dark - and he definitely liked to focus on subjects/ topics that mainstream society did not like to discuss out in the open like abuse and or mental repressions of trauma. As well as make fun and sort of go against American societies idea of what was 'normal'. Mike Kelley committed suicide in 2012 but he is remembered as "one of the most influential members of the contemporary Conceptual Art movement" ( 2) . One installa

Proposal I want to create an installation that focuses on how there is this clear, and at times drastic, visual contrast between areas of different social classes within America. My plan is to collect various items and sort them into two groups. Group 1 would be comprised of items that would be symbolic or in someway represent the Upper Class, while Group 2 would be comprised of items that would represent the Lower Class. Each group would be divided onto its own side. On the side containing items from Group 1 I would project a video showing areas look more lower class, and on the side for Group 2 I would project a video showing areas that look more upper class. I thought that this would not only help in showing the contrast  of social class within communities that are all relatively close to one another, but would also work on a commentary on how greed for immense wealth correlates to poverty. Timeline [9/16] final cut of video [9/17] all materials collected [9/17 - 9/20] practi

Proposal   I plan to set up three tri-fold display boards and use them to form a sort of partially closed space/area. The display boards would be covered in enlarged maps of cities/towns across the U.S.A that are the most polluted. In front of the boards I want to place a few small-medium sized containers filled with non-biodegradable waste that I would collected (containers are small enough that the audience can pick them up to inspect what's inside).  Across the maps, I would project a video that depicts/shows this pollution - it's most likely that all of the videos would be of areas within Hillsborough County.  I want to show how widespread of an issue pollution is and where a lot of it comes from and or where it ends up. I feel as if people tend to become indifferent/ accustomed towards it because it is a common thing to see trash on the streets or in parks and as such people often don't think further into just how much  trash inhabits the areas that we l

Things I like; I forgot to add it but I like to draw, although I guess thats implied by the sketch above. I like red but I don't wear it often because it makes me look more pale than I already am. I love binge watching TV shows and movies. I love animals, especially if they're fluffy - possums and other sewer lurking monsters excluded. Chinese food is my favorite and I love sweets- even though I have a gluten allergy and I'm diabetic. And I love taking naps, if I could hibernate I would.  Things I dislike; I was born and raised in Rhode Island and spent the majority of time recovering from being sick because I can't handle cold weather at all. Like most human beings I am disgusted and or terrified of bugs - somewhat ok with bees and butterflies. And I hate crowds and traffic with a burning passion.