TimePiece

Three things really get me: art, history, and social justice issues.

Put them together and what do you get? Well for me, I get a great idea for an art project!

HIV/AIDS. You know about it, you hear the stories, see the pictures, read the stats, donate the cash, it all over! It's an epidemic, millions have died from it, many more might, but there is medication so what's the deal!?

Why is HIV/AIDS STILL here!?

The way I see it, the hands of time trudge onward dragging the burden of AIDS victims with it: pain, agony, despair, hopelessness. It's heartbreaking to watch and yet, the hands of the world are not reaching out to lift the burden. This is not to say that the answer lies within humanity, but so much change can happen that we are able to deliver!

So basically I want this piece to express the tragic disconnect between the issue and the action.

HIV/AIDS is not going to stop moving so we need to catch up!

I've found a clock that I am going to turn into a model of this. One hand will represent HIV/AIDS with the red ribbon while the other will represent what we've done.

Of course, amazing work has been done to combat this virus and I thank the Lord every day for those working hard to bring hope and a future to victims and their loved ones, but we can do more!

Let's make up for lost time!

Time, time time...

What can I say!? I don't have enough of it!
Time is a funky thing - you know it's there -you record it or just acknowledge it, try to speed it up or slow it down, re-wind, fast-forward...time, time, time.
Our first project is all about paying attention to something specific at a specific moment of time for 7 days. Wow - could be anything!
I initially wanted to take pictures outside of my room on the balconey in the early morning - you know, sunrise, construction work, mist...would have been great except I could never wake up that early and my roomate would have killed me for all the noise I made. So Plan B.
There is one thing that changes constantly depending on how busy I am, what time of day it is, so many things - that thing is my bed. My bed becomes my dumping ground during the day - clothes, books, bags, it all ends up on my bed. So at 4pm every day for 7 days, I took a photo of my bed as it was.
It was a pretty humbling experience: I seem to be a pretty messy person! After doing this project I'm kindof convicted to make some lifestyle changes!
Fascinating thing time is. This project was a good reminder that every moment is significant. No matter what is going on, how hectic things are, what you can't wait for or what you wish you could take back, every moment is special because you'll never get that moment back!
The pictures of my bed show that no two 4pm moments were ever the same - some days worse than others:), but each one unique.
So there - make every moment count!
(and try to keep your room clean...)