Final Artist Statement and Example

Being an artist, inspiration is the main factors, which helps us to express and to pass on our ideas to the audience. This inspiration drives from many reasons. One of them is the personal aspect of the artist. One of the aspects can be presented through students’ perspective. My perspective as an international student, for instance, I can say that there is a very long and a very difficult process to be able to come to the United States. We have to go through many security checking and self-identifying processes from the US government.
After four years in the United States, the feeling of being violated still remains in our mind. No matter what we do, to some extent, we feel as we are treated as the minority. Therefore, as international students, we might feel like we have no stability in living in this country. We don't know what is going to happen if we do something wrong. We have to be aware all the time. Even though we all receive good education and learn new experiences, is this worth? Because the longer we live here, the more we feel like we are being controlled by others instead of controlling and being ourselves.

Polapat Bhiromkaew

Week 8

During week 8, I am mixing the sound for my project. It will be sounds from different activities are playing at the same time. I am also decided to use black and white video instead of using color. Some of the footage will be reshoot to make it more effective and fit with the idea of the project.

I am going to add one of the screen to be a live time clip of people watching my work so that people will get invole and understand more about my project.

As this point, I want to set up my work inside the room and make the viewer feel as a security guard.