For my sound installation I made the christmas lights synchronized to music on your Ipod or cell phone. I had several people use their Ipods and phones with their music. They said they really liked it and wanted one of those. I used a box called Light Show, it has the controls in there and has a total of 6 channels. We only had 5 lights so we didnn't go all out, but overall I am very happy with this project.
The reason why I chose this topic was because I was flipping through the channels and came across the show "Toddlers and Tiaras". I have never seen anything like this before, so I decided to watch an episode. I have never seen how crazy mothers can be and how spoiled these little girls can be. It was almost a competition between the mothers for their daughters to win. Yeah maybe some of the girls wanted to win as much as the moms, but some of them don’t. So when I really thought about it, I just think signing up for these things are like throwing your childhood away. No scrapes on your legs from playing on the playground, no playing tag with your friends, or maybe setting up a lemonade stand for your neighbors to enjoy. I made this to show the audience that children need to live their lives too, those are the years where you don’t have to worry about anything. All you do is eat, play and sleep, but with this you do have to worry about losing a competition. You do have to worry about if you are not as pretty as the person competing against you. A child should not have any worries, let them live.
So the reason why I chose this scene was because humans take things for granted. It goes along with the mutable world about how people are blind to their surroundings and not aware of our situation globally. Oil spills killing thousands of animals, air pollution causing the atmosphere to change , and garbage thrown into the water so they do not have to see it again. It builds and builds, then later on when we try to fix the problem its too little too late. This topic really grabs my attention, and makes me more aware of how I can reduce the problem. Also a note to add in there, the world is not going to end from an ancient prophecy by the Mayans. It will end by our choices or zombies hence the zombie in the photo.
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