Experience

This last week I have been thinking basically non-stop about what experience I could design that would make the participants feel rebellious and I have decided I care too much, and can always see the negatives about each idea that I might just have to pick one and run with it.

I have come up with similar variations on an idea of common design degree thoughts from outsiders, for instance that design is a waste of a degree, there are no jobs, and it doesn't prepare you for life in a professional career. So perhaps "Commerce is the only way to success" or "Don't waste your money - There are no Design Jobs". This idea would have the participants either writing these messages massive in the atrium, or seeing these messages hung up and tearing / ripping them down or destroying them however they want.

Variations on this have been running through my head for the last week. Two others which I think are stronger I have also found it hard to get away from in terms of the track I am on. Having the tutors etc tag my car could be an interesting one to explore. Although being able to tag a car (with water based paint may I add) would be fun and they would want to do it, and would  do it as a group having that kind of team rebellion thing - its still not really hitting the mark for me...I feel like the destruction would be half hearted if they couldnt destroy things properly, and I don't want my car trashed if I can't clean it off....haha

The last one which Is my main idea at the moment, is to set up a mock exhibition in the atrium, and have them all trash it. It would be an industrial exhibition claiming to be the best dsicipline in design or something and have peices in pliths. Then they would be given paint and in a limited time, trash the peices and stand up for ccdn maybe. I am worried this will not feel rebellious though as they might just feel bad about trashing students work (even though its fake) and wont want to do it, which takes an element of rebellion away because they have to want to break the rules for a reason...In this circumstance I feel like I would have a top secret invite, or I would whisper to each of them before the time and tell them to meet me in the student common room lounge, then I would put masks on them maybe (like those face cover black things with the eye slits) and tell them their mission and act all hard out and stand up for culture and context-y and give them only 5 minutes or something so its a rush, and mad dash to trash them before getting out. Maybe spin a story about the guard on his rounds and I have rigged the cameras...anyway, I would need to act a lot in this which is fine as long as I am confident in what I am going to say. I'm not sure if I am allowed to participate in this experience making it more convincing in terms of the acting that I am leading a rebellion maybe....anyway...chat about it in class. Hopefully will have a better idea about it then so I can go outside in the sun...;)

So I am always thining of reasons these ideas arent great, I think I need to just go with one and hope it works instead of stressing out about it not being awesome enough.