ok size
= 30cmx20cm for the inside view
= 20cmx20cm for the outside
its a folder so the map is shared when both open and closed.
and opening it up reveals the image on the inside
oh yeah its done 100% in Gouache paint, with was a requirment of the brief, because if they see ANY other material then you fail. (e.g. pen, pencil etc…)
anyway here the outside and inside views are
THE LECTURERS LOVED IT SOOOO MUCH
and if you don’t understnad what it means thats becasue i havn’t explained it.
so if you really want to know the symbolism behind it then just ask!!
question on “CHOICE” and the meaning of the word (you may remember it)
well we were asked to move away from the word as a word (e.g. move away from the direct meaning of the word)
well the New Zealanders thought of CHOICE as a LOCAL WORD meaning COOL, or AWSOME while the USA people thought of it as freedom etc…
so i decided to explore to DIFFERENCE of the two cultures.
we have a soft drink here called L&P which is a New Zealand ICON, yet it was bought out by COKE so now is US owned (yet still a new zealand icon)
so i focused on the idea that we have a country but we don’t own it ourselves.
hence the “Buzy bee” (a famous New Zealand childrens toy) being juiced.
but when it is cut in half it is a “KIWIFRUIT” becasue kiwi fruit were named here in NZ becasue we are KIWI’s LOL.
well anyway it symbolises our culture being juiced and sold to other countrys. e.g its just an OBJECT or essence that you can sell and own.
the front shows a child owning it in the sense that they have a great connection and emotional bond to NZ. while the inside shows a totally artificial sense of ownership in that its a comodity.
