We were told to tell a story, and while my mind jumped to creating something completely new narrative wise, I decided to surprise myself instead and tell the story of My Life. When deciding on an interesting way to tell a narrative my mind went to one of my favourite movies- Midsommar. The opening shot is of a beautiful mural that- without the viewer’s knowledge- tells the entire plot of the movie. I wanted to do the same, but replace the mural with key moments from my own life.
I tried my best to keep the messy medieval style, although it’s not something I usually make. The final product turned out to be a lot more personal than I intended, and touches on things I haven’t told anyone about, but I’m happy with this- since I think the best art is intimate. Not to mention, most stories require vulnerability.
Of course I had to simplify and condense a lot, but it begins with my earliest memory, and ends with me going to UAL and starting a (closely-surveilled) journey. Some of the scenes are almost exactly the same because I resonated with them, and some are blatantly pulled from the original mural, like the creepy ending sun.
I was of course restricted in the sense that I am still very young and have an entire life to live, but I think my mural is effective in telling a very condensed (and cryptic) summary of my life thus far.
