Art of Activism, Chapter 9 Utopia:
Quote: "They resist and object to discussing their own success. It’s as if they are afraid to allow these thoughts to enter their minds because acknowledging them will make it too difficult to return to the everyday reality of setbacks and struggle."
Her perspective/legacy:
Quote: "which is very interesting about legacy, what you going to leave after you die. But one thing you can leave always is a good idea and I really wanted to have this good idea to live after me."
Art of Activism, Chapter 2 Process:
Quote: "Physical and mental space is key for creativity. A space away from the ordinary routines, obligations, and distractions of daily life."
An Introduction to Activist Art:
Quote: "When the public is looking away from suffering that could be prevented or does not want to be confronted with it, activist art often creates a dialogue and forces people to think about these problems."
For my final project, I will be performing performance art based around spreading awareness of homeless veterans in America. The reason I chose this topic is because it is a topic that I never hear being discussed. This situation is nowhere near mainstream talk and I find it insane how people who serve for this country’s freedom have to wind up living in the streets when their service is done. Even though my project is based around spreading awareness, I would also say that my message is to give people a different perspective on homeless people. Usually when one sees a homeless person they think of just a “bum” or that they wasted all their money on drugs and that’s why they're homeless. I want people to realize that they don’t truly know what these people have gone through. For all we know the homeless man that we always see at the path station is a veteran who is dealing with mental illness. During my performance I will be sitting on the floor with a sign that says, "Saying "Thank you for your service" isn't enough." There will be a hat laying in front of me for people to drop spare change in. Instead of using real money, I will be giving the audience blank dollar bills and have them write whatever amount they want, but the amount has to be realistic like 50 cents or a dollar. They can't write a thousand dollars on it as that is not realistic. I want the audience to have a choice as to what amount they would give a homeless person. After each person drops their money into the hat, I will be handing them a note that tells them statistics about the rate of homeless veterans in the U.S. Statistics such as "In January 2024, 32,882 veterans were experiencing homelessness in the US." Yoko Ono’s performance art “Cut Piece” gave me inspiration on how to make this project interactive with the audience. In Yoko’s performance she gave the audience the choice to cut off any piece of clothes from her while she was on stage. In my performance I am giving people the choice to put whatever realistic amount of money they would give a homeless man. The visit our class took to the Jersey City Theater to watch Perennial Land also gave me inspiration as to what I would perform. Perennial Land - Data Forrest presented their statistics in a clear and interesting way. We were able to read the data on environmental damage on the screen while seeing nature itself on the screen. I will be giving each audience member a note with statistics after they put their donation into the hat. This performance art is to tell people about the cruel reality that despite these men giving up their lives for our freedom, they will still be left behind by our government. The point I am trying to make is to give people a different perspective on homeless people.
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