Project 4 Brainstorming

For this project, I'm really not sure what I'm going to be doing as I've never done any sort of performance piece before. I don't think I really want to do something in public. What we have seen in class has made me think of doing something that really challenges myself, my mind, and my body. I think I might try to do something that takes a long time and see how it affects how I feel physically and mentally. One idea I've come up with is being trapped in some sort of small space. Sometimes I feel really constricted with what's going on and overwhelmed with things and I just feel very small when I think of myself compared to others. Some sort of video of myself trapped in a box or something would demonstrate this feeling, and over time it would probably wear me down a lot. I'd want to do something like this because it's a more personal idea and my projects so far haven't really dealt with my own emotions as clearly as they could of. Another idea I had came from seeing one of Marina's projects where she let the public do whatever they wanted to her. Even though I wouldn't necessarily want to do something in public, I was thinking that I could stand somewhere popular and let people who walk by write down any word they think of on my arms or legs (I'd wear like a t-shirt and shorts.) I think this idea would get a pretty interesting view of what people are thinking because there are so many words and there would probably be a lot of variety in what people would write. It would also raise the question of if people would actually do it because I know I probably wouldn't. Another idea I have is a little less serious and more funny. I think I really like this idea of sitting in a small room and filming myself trying to stay serious and calm with my cat in the room with me. My cat is extremely loud and can be really annoying so it would be a test to how long I can actually deal with it. It would definitely test my limits. I'd also like to see how my cat would react to being stuck in a room with me for however long. I don't think it would end up being a long time.