Inspiration for manifestation.

Design Manifesto- Boxes

Broaden your mind. Don’t limit yourself or put yourself in a box. Keep an open mind. I will push to be unrestricted and utilize design to make life easier and more enjoyable. Permitting others to add to my design will insert variance and allow progression of ideas, which would not be possible without input from multiple sources.

 I will use design to aid creativity and entertainment, opening up opportunities for new ideas. Design is integral in our lives and I will push to design things which make life easier, taking into account culture and style (Heskett, 2002). Design can explore the context’s and the effect within society and I will strive to bring this into life while encouraging people to affect their own society (Blauvelt, 2003). Push yourself. Look for different perspectives where you see something simple to start with. 

Artist's Statement

Out of sight is a expositional piece of photographs based on discarded situations within Wellington. Referencing the flaneur's way of slowly observing, which highly contrasts the rushed nature of our society today. These photographs centre around discarded objects and even people which are ignored daily.

Through my composition I highlighted different situations, beginning with the more lighted, moving through the technological advances that we've used to discard objects we used to use and finally displaying a homeless person. This stark, serious contrast is highlighted by people rushing past him and not noticing.

This piece is an expositional look at how people rush past opportunities which could be savoured and should instead slow down and examine and cherish objects and even people more.

Photos and Haiku

Haiku 2

Pushed out of sight,

Away from our rushed feet,

Discarded moments

Second set of trial photos

Haiku

People rushing past,

Unaware of what they miss,

Discarding moments

These are the first drafts of the type of photos that I want to include in my photo essay. 

I really want to focus on the fact that people become so busy that they ignore the world around them and also that they forget to focus on things like nature.

The first 2 photos show people ignoring the lights and walking on the red, highlighting how they rush through despite dangers because they're so busy.

The third photo shows a daycare situated within the central city, and the fact that it sits in a concrete city, void of nature, except the ferns you see the daycare from.

The fourth photo illustrates an abandoned lolly stand within a bakery. 

The fifth photo was one where I tried to showcase the cigarette butts that were sitting right next to the rubbish bin, showcasing how people are so wrapped up in their world that they don't even put rubbish in a bin despite its proximity.