~ Finding Project Supervisor & Final Idea! ~ Journal Entry 4

                          -------- Supervisor -----------
On the first of september, I talked to Mrs. Murphy on tuesday and asked whether she would be my personal project supervisor, which she thankfully agreed to. The reason why I chose Mrs. Murphy as my supervisor is because, for my project, I knew that whatever I chose to do would be either closely or directly related to art, and as she is my art teacher, she has seen what I am capable of doing and was willing to help. In addition, Mrs. Murphy is very helpful and resourceful in the way she gives constructive criticism, which in the progression of my project, will be important.

Our first meeting is the next tuesday, which is the 7th of september.



                            ------- Final Idea ---------

In the previous post entry number 2, I shared a range of ideas within different categories. Making this list of ideas and brainstorming was a good thing to do, because it really pressed me to think of ideas which had the potential to become a project, and this became quite a pressuring task after the end of summer and grade 10 had begun because although I had noted down a number of interesting topics of exploration, they were all very abstract and didn't lead to a narrowed-down idea.

I was struck with inspiration after remembering a unit which I had done in my old school. We had done a project about third culture kids, because we were in an international school environment integrated with many cultures, where most of the students considered themselves to be third culture kids. The actual definition of the term 'third culture kids' essentially means a person who has spent a significant part of their developmental years outside of their parents cultures. The reason this vast topic instantly appealed to me at the thought is because I fit the definition too well, and I can definitely relate to the issues to do with nationality and identity when asked, 'where do you come from?'

And how can I make this an artistic project? Well, last year in technology class we were introduced to a form of media called 'stop motion animation'. (This will be discussed further.) In this way, I can make a video which illustrates the identity crisis which a third culture kid faces, because their background is mixed with different nationalities and cultures. The video can be a whiteboard animation, and can have humor as well as providing information. This is one thing which I could do, which I know will be a fascinating challenge. Another thing I could do is to do a series of art pieces using different art forms entitled "The life of a third culture kid".

I am confident that this idea will work very well, considering it is a difficult task, but also since it relates to me it interests me. Something which I was very worried about when brainstorming for personal project ideas was whether the idea I chose would be something I do research for, and also to thoroughly explain, this being important for the report.