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“I am trapped in loneliness; I am grabbing everything to deal with it”
Story
why I depicted myself like that.
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Design Process
1. How to depict loneliness?
This question confused me for quite a while. After some thought, I came up with these blue tone abstract patterns.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bc7c55_afae42690ef84d4488952ee8bdb3f6a1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_433,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bc7c55_afae42690ef84d4488952ee8bdb3f6a1~mv2.png)
2. I feel like my mind is covered with feelings of loneliness. I took some pictures of my face and try to cover it with those blue tone patterns.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bc7c55_e0d8796c3ae6456f909825d59b2eb73a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_433,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bc7c55_e0d8796c3ae6456f909825d59b2eb73a~mv2.png)
Techniques: I used the "Liquify" Filter in photoshop to make the pattern looks more chaotic and natural to cover my face.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bc7c55_4f00b4b150964a14844302fea00b8772~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_433,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bc7c55_4f00b4b150964a14844302fea00b8772~mv2.png)
3. I adjust the Hue and Saturation of the pattern to make it looks like the opposite version of the original one.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bc7c55_1856b22f314b43e6ba66582389ce421e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_433,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bc7c55_1856b22f314b43e6ba66582389ce421e~mv2.png)
4. In terms of "fighting/struggling with loneliness," I came up with the idea that Creating a mask that tries to cover my face but there is still loneliness "The blue pattern" inside.
I used the same technique I mentioned in step 2.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bc7c55_b90888de57be43998312574a02d9fed8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_433,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bc7c55_b90888de57be43998312574a02d9fed8~mv2.png)
5. few adjustments with shade details.
Physical Work
1. I was thinking about create something physical, I came up with some drafts.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bc7c55_50394159d8694564b3b314ae49e7b9b6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_437,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bc7c55_50394159d8694564b3b314ae49e7b9b6~mv2.png)
2. I would like my audience to have the feeling that: “Nick seems warm and passionate, but when I really explore what is inside his mind, there is nothing but loneliness.”
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bc7c55_2d9e21982a0247e2b496616205111a5b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_437,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bc7c55_2d9e21982a0247e2b496616205111a5b~mv2.png)
3. I put ice water inside a bag and into this box to create the feeling of cold and loneliness.
I chose some yellow, orange and red fabric to create feelings of warm and passionate.
The tricky part is I try to cover the top of this box, just to make sure the audience didn't get the "loneliness" (Cold feelings) until they reach their hand inside my box(heart/mind).
Materials Board
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bc7c55_b0237fe99b094f58b6015bfba68d047c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_433,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bc7c55_b0237fe99b094f58b6015bfba68d047c~mv2.png)
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