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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Ethnograpgy Group Project

Today my group met to talk about the hidden literacy in sculptures around UNCC's campus. We decided that we would all pick an individual sculpture and find out a little bit more about it. Since I had already done the Cyrillic Projector I decided to continue with it. Our group choose to interview people to find out what their takes on the sculptures were..


It was pretty cold this morning and since it was during class time there were not a lot of people walking by. I interviewed two girls walking together and this is what was said...


Interview

Me: What statement do you think this piece is making?

Hallie: I think the piece is probably a metaphor for something.

Samantha: I don't really know? I don't think I've ever even noticed this

Me: Have you ever seen this peice lit up?

Hallie: No, it lights up?

Samantha: No

Me: What message is the artist trying to send?

Hallie: I think all the different letters are a representation of different cultures coming together

Samantha: With the different letters and symbols it might mean something more, maybe there's a hidden message he was trying to give?


I also asked myself the same questions and this is what I came up with..
I think the piece is making a sort-of incognito statement, when you see it during the day you would probably over look it and not think twice about what it is. When you see it at night it seems to "come alive" and you cant help but see it and wonder what it is. I would say that the theme of this piece is mystery, after all it is a secret code. This piece leaves me feeling curious and wondering more.

2 comments:

  1. Hey Taylor,
    Man you and sarah got me thinkin I did this one blog so wrong. lol I was lost like crazy for this blog. Oh well lol Great job though.

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  2. Hey Taylor,
    Just so you know, I have seen this sculpture lit up at night and someone even told me about the code written on it before. I don't remember much about what they told me but it had to do with a certain group of majors on campus that can decode it. Something like that :)
    Anyways, you really are making me curious and if you continue like that than that's definitely a way you can go with your project

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