a thought provoking post i must say.
as this semester begins to seriously take its toll, we have been asked what we think about public vs. private space for our midterm project. something of course i've never really had to think about or study for...but a really interesting concept. i mean, we all act different in public than we would in our room all alone. i actually enjoy my own private space more i think. and i'm not talking about just my room....but being alone and away from the hectic lives everyone claims they must live (especially in new york city). but in the public...are people being hypocrites? should that really be considered "fake"? i guess it depends on the situation...but still. there's so much more than just this one aspect i am probably going to base my project around. but it definitely has a long way to go and is in the making...
i feel i am most excited about this project because i am embarking on something a completely new for me. well, when coming to new york, i wanted to use my graphic design and photography skills in more of an art form than a work form. so i've been experimenting with screen printing and truly feel it's something i want to pursue. i don't know with what or where, but at least i'll be able to use my design and photography skills as a mixed medium. i haven't done a lot yet (at least nothing good enough to post)...but i'm excited to show you all once i do. so keep checkin'.
anyway....back to my original question. what are some of your thoughts on public vs. private space? this topic has grown to interest me and i like hearing other peoples thoughts on it. how does it make you feel? what do you picture? there are no wrong answers. so give 'um to me people.
i feel i am most excited about this project because i am embarking on something a completely new for me. well, when coming to new york, i wanted to use my graphic design and photography skills in more of an art form than a work form. so i've been experimenting with screen printing and truly feel it's something i want to pursue. i don't know with what or where, but at least i'll be able to use my design and photography skills as a mixed medium. i haven't done a lot yet (at least nothing good enough to post)...but i'm excited to show you all once i do. so keep checkin'.
anyway....back to my original question. what are some of your thoughts on public vs. private space? this topic has grown to interest me and i like hearing other peoples thoughts on it. how does it make you feel? what do you picture? there are no wrong answers. so give 'um to me people.
posted by hannah | 8:45 PM
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My short answer before I pass out. It varies with the people you are with. In private you are yourself, whatever that may be. When with others, maybe your simply minding your manors and being polite. Or simply trying to make a good first impression.
I don't think it should be called being hipocrate, I think calling it that would be to crass.
I'm kinda curious what other asects you have to use in your project. I'm not even sure if I answered the quesion!
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sorry but for me the question is too open and generalized(and im not being a dick about it either). to even come up with an idea or an answer, im gonna have to think on that.
So, why leave a post? Why not just think about it and post later? Hmmm.
I like privacy better. More creative freedom to let your mind and thoughts wander. When you are in public, you think/react to your surroundings. When you are in private your mind starts to really poke at things and thoughts that you wouldn't normally entertain in public. I know that when I am in private I am completely unaffected by the outside world. (Except when I am reading blogs, of course...) Maybe I am just not a people person.
Privacy is better, you get to be real and be one with yourself. You're free to think and feel however you want without wondering how's this affecting the next person. I don't think you're a hypocrite for trying to respect your surroundings, we all change when we're in public. I think it's when you take that change to the extreme and began living or acting a lie, that's when you become a hypocrite. This subject peeked my interest, I hope to hear more on this topic.
I like both privacy and being in public. I think a happy mix of both works best for me. I love people and studying them. :) In general I believe that most people are more comfortable with being private. Nothing is judged and you can be 100% yourself.
In public you are always being judged and judging yourself. That kind of stress is not on you when you are in private. I enjoy judging others. I mean that in a very nice way, of course. I like to observe people - how they act mostly. Because we all know the big mouth in the store chewing the store clerk a new ass hole for forgetting to say "have a nice day" probably is much more of a coward inside then you think. And probably isn't like that in private.
Something that goes along with all of this - think about all of the homeless people. How they are out in the public for their entire days... but yet they look to have a life of being very alone - or so it seems. Maybe I'm being stupid and over-analytical.
So I chose both. :) A healthy mixture of the two I believe keeps me happy.
ok so whens your next thought provoking post hmmm?
still waiting
me too.... Gosh...
I'm still waiting as well
Are you still alive? I hope so...
Don't ya think?
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