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Under Scrutiny (Ritual Assignment) Stool, Magnifying glass, Marker, Tin  Honors Studio Art, November 2024 This piece visualizes the constant scrutiny I feel subjected to. No matter how I spend my time, it feels like someone is always watching me. It is the adults, role models, and peers who evaluate and wait for my mistakes. In this liminal space between childhood and adulthood, expectations feel burdensome, like living under a magnifying glass. As I sit on my stool, attempting to relax, my gaze wanders until I meet the eyes of a stranger. This expresses the mutual discomfort of observation. When one of us breaks eye contact, I step out of my space to grab my marker. Before getting started, I step closer to their face, observing the contours of their eyes and irises. I draw a set of glaring eyes on the wall behind me. These pupils follow, judging, as I return to my seat. With my back turned, I continue my routine with oblivion. Gradually, the numbers of eyes accumulate, and I find ...

Utopia (Memory) Tulle, polyester stuffing, colored gel, wooden sticks, turf Honors Studio Art, November 2024 I tried to recall a childhood memory. Across all my memories, I could pinpoint a constant feeling associated– a sense that I can only describe as colorful, whimsical, and pure. Nonetheless, there was one memory I yearned to experience again. Haley, my childhood best friend, and I had just gone apple picking, and with our tired legs, we stumbled upon a meadow of flowers and soft, blanket-like grass. We lay back, gazing up at the sunset sky. The sky was painted in an aurora of colors. As the gentle breeze tickled our faces, we rolled around in giggles. This installation is meant to express the multi-dimensional feeling of this moment. A canopy of pink and yellow tulle flows gently overhead, symbolizing the breeze and the lightness I felt. Hanging squares of colored film mimic the glow of the sunset, casting soft, shifting hues across the space. Soft clouds made of stuffing float a...