For this project, we needed to create a series of photos, with our own monument creations for the elements of earth. I created human mannequins to represent each element. For earth elements, I have always liked variations of humans or women being the spirit of the element. Therefore, the design decisions that I made fall back on that concept. One thing about this project was that it was not suppose to take a lot of time to create. They were suppose to be created in a short time to just demonstrate the monument.
Therefore, for earth,fire,wind, and water I chose to use the same human element and then designed around that. For earth I wanted to show a monument of “mother earth, all giving” that is why I created the mannequin for earth carrying “earth” and handing it over to us to nurture. With fire, I felt it would be more impactful to actually set my mannequin on fire. I felt that this design decision gave my element more meaning. Air is my favorite monument. I wanted to show a spirit human being having control over the winds of the earth. And lastly, for water I was trying to embody a person that was one with the ocean, as if he/she broke apart from a coral reef. My concepts for my monuments fulfill this assignment but I feel that I could have done better with the placement of my mannequins for photos. Even though I lacked in properly photographing my work, I am content with my turn out.