Micro-Assignment 4

Micro-Assignment 4: Identity and Place

I chose the bench seen below for this assignment because it is one of my favorite places to sit in between classes when I get the chance. I lacked the technical skills and time to make this look more like what I actually wanted, but essentially it's supposed to be a silhouette of a person using a computer that, in real life, would have been painted onto the bench. It is supposed to be representative of me sitting there using my computer like I do all the time. I chose to represent my computer because while most of the time I am actually using my phone when I am on that bench and not my computer, I didn't think the tiny little phone would look very good and be very recognizable. There are two ways I would like to viewer to interact with the image. Once I am not around OSU any more, I would like for the viewer to be able to sit there and feel a sense of companionship, knowing that the image represents someone who used to sit there not long ago, who was going through and doing much of what they probably currently are. For the next 6 weeks, however, the image is meant to mark my spot and tell everyone to stay the hell away from my bench.