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After our discussion, I think it’s best to hold off on my BFA exhibition for next semester/next spring(?). However, I have still continued to work on my original project: 12 Outside. The idea for this piece was at first just about undocumented families and their relationship with the country through governmental surveillance and physical dislocation. Through a story about a grandmother and her grandson, we go through this journey as they get a knock on their door. ICE agents attempt to bring the grandmother into custody so they can question her visa status while her grandson sits as a physical and verbal buffer.
However, this quickly became more of challenge to produce due to the sudden circumstances. CO-VID 19 has made it physically imposible to produce it with actors or any other additional help. But the bigger problem is the treatment and consequences that undocumented people are facing now during these trying times. Whether it’s at the detention facilities or their intimate homes, undocumented families are still being ignored and bluntly looked over, made invisible once more. So to reflect this, I’ve made the video even without any actors physically there. I’ve tried to emulate shots like they’re still there, and I’ve added voice over of actors that have sent me sound files.
I’ve attached some stills and a screenshot of the premiere workspace. I haven’t fully rendered the video so it’s taking a long time to export. I’m also still working on mixing in the dialogue.
