Friends Not Dancing

  The phone and social media has entirely changed the landscape of photography, in the text the author writes, “By diminishing the importance of the media object, by making it close to or literally disposable, social photos recenter communication itself.” Social media has made photography a form of communication and has entirely restructured my world. I take photos of myself everyday and send them to my friends, often without words that communicate some sense of what is currently going on in my world. The text writes that these photos are “disposable” which is true, I would not care if most of these photos are wiped from the face of the Earth, they mean nothing to me. This is an example of a photo I might send to several of my friends several times a day, it does not even convey emotion or a message, it is literally disposable. In my art I want to capture images that might seem ordinary but are embedded with some deeper meaning, even if only for me and the subject. Here is an examp...

 The title of this project is called "Friends Not Dancing" because it will comprise of my friends and strangers who will become friends and they will not be dancing! The idea behind this project is that each week I will ask my subject, who may be a friend or who may not, a thought provoking question. This first week I decided on the question, "What was a time you felt truly understood?" Then I record their response via voice memo, I take what they tell me and turn it into a song through my own interpretation. The song includes sound bytes from the voice memo. Then I create a video using short clips of them and the surrounding area to create a sort of music video.  This project is appropriate for social media because its a visual way to represent peoples stories through music. I am also excited for the challenge that it presents, that it will always have to be new and entirely made up. I am excited to connect with other creators and see if others are doing something ...