Concealing & Revealing One's Identity

I'll be creating an interactive piece in which film, 2D designs, and 3D objects-created on Rhino out of Arabic words-interact with one another simultaneously. The final form aims to raise questions about the extent in which you choose to reveal or conceal about your identity. Using arabic words related to my mother speaks about my tight relationship with her as I'm intriguid in incorporating her in my work; however, this intimate relationship feels too personal to expose to the public. Thus, this project encompasses a mixture between 3D objects I’ve created on Rhino and 2D surfaces that collaboratively create this mysterious world where the viewer is left in confusion due to manipulation of perspective, depth, and object alignment. All 2D surfaces, patterns, and 3D objects are a manifestation of my inner emotions towards my mother as it interlaces with my Arab identity. My work doesn't have to clearly state my identity origins, to me, my work is a reaction and a response to various

RISD - SPRING TERM - 3D SIMULATION

A 4 week long workshop that focuses on the use of Rhino & Mesh Mixer

*work in progress*

This project encompasses a mixture between 2D surfaces, patterns, and 3D objects that are a manifestation of my inner emotions towards my mother as it interlaces with my Arab identity.

The final form aims to raise questions about the extent in which you choose to reveal or conceal about your identity. Using Arabic words related to my mother speaks about my tight relationship with her but its abstract form represents this idea of being too personal to expose to the public.

My work doesn't have to clearly state my identity origins, to me, my work is a reaction and a response to various elements of my identity- despite how much I choose to reveal or conceal about it.

A snapshot of the final piece

The images above are screenshots of zoomed in parts & documentation of the process that took place during the making of this project.

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