Micki Kahlon DFSA

The image above is the passage that I had chosen for my Pro Tools audio project. It's the first few verses from the song 'Cut' by Plumb. The song was released in 2008 and featured in the CW TV show 'The Vampire Diaries'.  The songs meaning is all about self harm (cutting). In an interview, Plumb said that the song was "inspired by a girl involved in self-injury. It encompasses truth and beauty within such a painful subject, which metaphorically suggests the ability for goodness to come out of anguish". The moment I first heard the song many years ago, I felt strongly connected to it. It is a very emotional song, hence why I added the piano - as they are a key instrument when creating a sad/emotional song/audio. The piano is also the key instrument used in the actual recording of the song. I began by selecting the most interesting verses that I knew would be very experimental. "Crippled anger", "tears that still drip", ...

Nick Lyons Honestly, I had no clue what I wanted to create for our Maps & Networks project. Plus, I wasn't fully confident in creating such a large piece that would be displayed in galleries. Don't get me wrong, I have done this before - But that was back when I was doing Graphics or fine art. Something I had a knowledge and understanding of the subject. I was really happy when Dani asked if we could work together. She also wasn't fully confident and we have both worked well in past projects together. Dani came up with our initial concept. "The representation of people's behaviour in society and how they mask that." She said how she definitely wanted photography and a projection, using masks in the photographs or projecting over the masks. After our first tutorial with Rosie, who gave us good feedback and other potential ideas we could look at, we decided to focus on cultural identity in the individuals we were going to look at. This was fairly eas...