This was my most challenging topic out of the entire series in WARP. Transformation and metamorphosis was a big obstacle for me. I knew that I had to narrow my intake of information when I first started this assignment so I chose to only transform one simple thing: toilet paper. I wanted to choose something that I saw in my every day life. I tried braiding it, laying it, ripping it, and gluing it but I could not get it to transcend toilet paper. I searched the internet for a way to make a paste from it, similar to that of paper mache and I found something much more interesting. This concoction made the toilet paper extremely hard to break which was a key component that I wanted to transform.
I began to rip, break, and build. At first I hated everything about this project but making the paste (although tiring) was fun. I tried to make a unique shape that would encourage the viewer to walk around, I dont think I achieved it in my first critique. I think its because when I first took this sculpture into critique I didnt know how to display it. After thinking about it and letting the paste dry fully I decided to rip out the inside of the structure and try again from scratch.
When I held it up to the light thats when I saw my piece transform. It reminded me of caves and lava. It was more interesting to look at and toilet paper can be found on ceilings all the time so I believe it truly found its proper home.
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