‘Advertise Yourself’ was the objective and title of this brief, where we were asked to create a poster to represent who we are. My interpretation of the brief is shown above, where I combined an interpretation of who I perceive myself to be (in the image) with a piece of text outlining my thoughts on how identity is viewed and treated as a whole.
Poster Manifesto
‘Life is a clockwork of reality and perception, flickering in and out of consciousness, perplexed by the intention behind the gift of life. A constant whirl-wind of curiosity and fiction intertwining to understand the world we have around us.
We are fed thoughts and perceptions in our every step, forcing us to decide the truth over the lie. Knowing our ‘true’ identity can take the duration of a life-time, however the flickering fragment of our identity we hold onto now is as important as the version of ourselves we discover tomorrow. Many see the final destination as the peak where our identity is eventually revealed, however training our thoughts and ideals now is just as important, gaining control of our true selves through choice and action.’
Written Reflection
The brief to ‘advertise yourself’ required a lot of self-reflection and was so straight forward it was complex. This task taught me how to realise an abstract opinion/ concept as a visual piece. I ended up creating a representation of who I believe myself to be on the inside (spiritually and as a person) and what I am surrounded by in the natural world. The contrast between nature and the city shows the division between the two worlds and how often people’s identity isn’t reflected in their surroundings.
This brief pushed me to think outside the box and was consequently a useful exercise that allowed me to reflect on who I am as a person. If I could do this brief again, I would print the poster out and experiment in the university studios to bring the piece more depth and personality. Unfortunately, due to the Covid19 pandemic we were restricted to the resources available to us, so this meant being flexible with what we had. Despite this limitation, I enjoyed collaborating the artwork (created on Photoshop) with the written piece and look forward to experimenting with these two mediums in future projects.
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