Wednesday night was presentations for DP1, our first “discussion point” for the semester, checkpoint presentations to make sure we’re staying on course for thesis. We had to present to a panel of professors and fellow thesis students, recapping our research from last semester and discuss how it is informing our progress into studio. We had show any explorations we’ve made in terms of visuals and concepts and desciribe where we want them to lead in terms of a finished product for studio.

Worked out some directions on where to take studio.

After looking into more digitally interactive spaces, played with the idea of an interactive playspace, like a puppet theatre, where people could add text and images and manipulate and add to them. The whole space could be like a storybook setting rather than just a stage.

The focus of my research is murals, specifically justifying murals in a digital age through how they act as interactive environments. I delved into murals and graffiti, researching their history and relations to environments, looking at how people have used both as a means to modify their surroundings and encourage dialogue. I also looked into how people, both as individuals and as groups, respond to murals as a physical entity and to the messages they carry. I also discussed their role in areas in conflict and the more recent movement of community-backed mural groups.