Final Broadcasting Project

For my final project on broadcasting, I decided to use Facebook as my vehicle.  I had to consider just how I wanted to incorporate my message as an artist, as well as how this would coincide with my media broadcasting tool of Facebook.  As an artist, I want my viewers to obtain the message that creativity is limitless.  The idea behind this is that people may stent the limit of their creativity, but can be to ends length as long as the mind uses it correctly.  Along with creativity, I began to think about the concept of self expression and personality because of the vehicle of Facebook.  I've found that people often express themselves through social networking sites differently than they may actually be or say things that aren't necessarily their exact expression.  There's almost a filter that is fronted once someone begins to write a post on their Facebook wall, whether it is the one minute of consideration to actually post something or how to post something to gain attention of their "friends."  Facebook can display false self expressions of people, as well as a personality that can be altered to impress others.

So considering all of this,  I wanted to create a piece that explained my ideas and thoughts about this site.  I used several images of friends/family and created a work that included their image as well as a status from their page.  I carefully chose each image and status in order for it to closely parallel my perspective and thoughts on the specific person.  I'm close with all of the people that I used for the project and understand their personality quite well.  For the first work, it displays images that are simple, posed, smiling and regular, along with a status that is out of the ordinary.  My concept behind this explains that on the exterior the person may seem completely happy, problem free and confident, while the status may explain their true personality.  For example, the first image is of my boyfriend Marshall, where he is smiling, and his status contains an obscure and unique statement.  Considering the fact that I know him so well, this all makes complete sense to me, but for the viewer it may seem confusing.  His self expression on Facebook is quite accurate with his personality, as well as his creativity.  Even though this post was accurate, I'm certain that there have been other posts that he was unsure of or may have questioned whether or not it should be broadcasted to everyone. 

To further my ideas on self expression, creativity and personality within Facebook, I created a second work.  Within this piece, I chose to use the same people, but different images and different statuses.  These pictures are either silly, unexpected or physically demonstrating their personality.  The status incorporated with each image is more typical, whether it is about their day or the weather.  The idea behind this set is that someones true personality may show on the outside, but in the inside it may be completely different.  Creativity is often limited because people may be ashamed or nervous about their thoughts and are worried about what others may think.  This is very true when it comes to Facebook because people may post different pictures and statuses but are secretly thinking about what others may think.  Creativity is similar to Facebook because there is that idea of ambiguity and whether or not you actually know the real person and their limits, thoughts and ideas. I think that this project can clarify my viewpoints on Facebook as a networking site, as well as my personal opinions on the use.