Process

AppropriationProject 7

Rachel Fox

Alan

Big

elow

Digital writer who creates online fictional stories. He primarily uses Flash

to create compilations from text, sound, images and video to portray his stories.

Arch

etyp

al A

frica Elevates ordinary

objects to archetypal status.Puts manufactured

objects in relation to nature.

His P

roce

ss 1.Multimedia2.Interactive3.Easy to navigate

Proj

ect o

verv

iew Appropriate his process

and apply it to print media. Take his work out of its

original environment while maintaining the same overall feeling.

How • Create descriptions of

objects using personification and metaphors• Fictional events• Overlapping images of

actual object

Pen

While widely recognizable,

yet rarely appreciated, pens

are the record keepers of intimate memories.

Ink soars across pages in endless delight, painting the

unspoken words of mankind.

Often accompanied by a cap

that fits snuggly over one

end, like the encompassing

arms of a content lover.

Pen

Pen discovered that records the thoughts of God. – Zimbabwe | Oct. 3,

1992” Due to too many choices in

pen colors, teenagers are

going broke on stationary

expenses. – 2001” Ink found in pens in

Australia revealed to be from poisonous snakes. – Sydney, Australia | 2005”

Final

Artw

ork

Tabl

e

Standing tall and proud, typically in the center of the room, a table is easy to locate. Like an ever present

butler, tables hold and serve our needs. Commonly crafted from

wood, tables embody nature in its refined and material form.

Tabl

e

Table created to hold up humanity’s sins collapses

after centuries of usage. Repairs ongoing. – Switzerland | 2013”

Table found on Mars, Astronauts are still awaiting

a dinner invite from the Marians. – Moscow, Russia |

1997” New table with 5 legs is ostracized in the furniture

community. – Worldwide |

Feb. 18, 2002”

Final

Artw

ork

Pillo

w

To provide endless comfort,

pillows, much like sirens, lull

one into a surreal trance. Offering promises of endless

dreams and peace, pillows

come in almost every shape

and size for enhanced pleasure and appeal.

Pillows adapt to their environment, using their innate flexibility to absorb

pressure while maintaining a

solid structure.

Pillo

w

Pillows filled with stones revealed

to be unpopular. Product designers are baffled. – New

Zealand | Nov. 3, 1901” Dispute of the pronunciation of

“pillow” vs. “pellow.” Mass riots

have broken out all over the

U.S.A. – Washington D.C., U.S.A |

2003” Pillow of Napoleon Bonaparte

found and sold on Ebay for 3

billion dollars. – France | 2008”

Pillows proven to reduce effects

of sleep deprivation. In large

demand. – Worldwide| 9000 BCE”

Final

Artw

ork

Stra

w

Requiring human interaction, a straw can become a gateway to instant satisfaction or endless torment. Forcing particles through its

long, skinny channel, it asserts its dominance in its

natural environment. Usually used for liquids, but

sometimes, straws will accept a tougher challenge.

Stra

w

Drinking straw created with so

much suction that it creates mini

black holes when used. – Research Facility, Spain | 2010”

University student seen using an

invisible straw is expelled for

displaying inappropriate behavior in public. – Beijing,

China | Sep. 30, 2004” Man chokes on straw. Straw

company sues him for stupidity.

– Chicago, U.S.A. | 1999” First Bendable straw invented.

What is next? Sliced Bread? –

Toronto, Canada | June 10, 1885”

Final

Artw

ork

Sour

ces

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http://www.webyarns.com/MythWatch/ArchetypalAfrica.html