Put Something Here - more description of assignment

Please watch the video at this link:  http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/krzysztof-wodiczko

Inspired by the public installations of Krzysztof Wodiczko, the assignment “Put Something Here” asks you to put something into public space that engages the public, asks for their contribution or provokes their participation in “something” - whatever it is that you think of.  The idea is for the assignment to be site-specific in the way that Wodizcko’s work is very site specific.  Meaning that the work has to be designed for the location.  Using mobility systems is also okay with this project, as some projects that have been been done in the past were designed for the back of buses,  designed to be on trains or in train stations, and designed to be put on parked car windows.  

In the spirit of “Creating Democracy” we ask that you try to think of what creates a more democratic public: fair, open and equitable.  And even better, if it is inspired by issues that you have identified in yourself as obstacles or challenges to your own sense of participation whether they may be deeply held concerns or a sense of unjustness that you have experienced or feel.

This is a layered assignment that asks you to put many things to together inside of the project - to synthesize thinking and ideas that have been developed so far in the course.

It is also okay to consider asking questions of the public as a form of participation and a form of “putting something here” as a putting of ideas into the public sphere.  There are many different ways to approach this assignment, the best suggestion is just to think as creatively as you can and ask if your idea covers these areas:

creating a democratic public (however you define that)

Participation/response

site-specific or, alternatively designed specifically to be “everywhere”

connected to yourself in a personal way

Bonus: if you incorporate media in some way, particularly mobile media