"The Hood" and the Cafeteria Exhibition

    Two art exhibitions my class and I have been working on are called, "The Hood" and the Cafeteria Exhibition. "The Hood" is a show about neighborhoods, their meanings and places in our lives. Although this idea seems simple, it's actually very complex. Many students began exploring the physical realm of their neighborhoods, while I explored the invisible parts. I came up with the concept that "neighborhoods" exist in the back of everyone's sub-conscious, unknowingly influencing people's train of thought. Since I couldn't make a 3D representation of my thoughts, I recorded a video to reveal how people were effected by their neighborhoods.

    The Cafeteria Exhibition is a bit different. With the similar idea of community, the Cafeteria show is a show to bring all the majors in my school together. This means the show involves the audience. Instead of the regular routine of hanging up pictures on the wall, my class created an installation of 3 inflatable shapes that connects to each other with a tunnel. It's big enough for people to crawl in. The inflatables represent the world visual artists were put in by society and how visual artists chose to stay in that world, separated from others. However, knowing that an audience make a great impact on our world, we created doors that allows the other majors to come into our world. So it's like creating a gateway for different communities to come together.