Work from Design 1 during Fall 2021
Self in Altered Space
In the old relic of a building, I placed myself in this deconstructed, surreal doll house at three different scales. I can’t remember which of my classmates said it reminded them of a dollhouse, but I loved this idea and how it reminded me of childhood toys and forts. In my magical world, the ice creeps from the background into the foreground in the form a large iceberg. Like the Disney kid-favorite Frozen movie scene where one character turns everything to ice, I imagine that is what is happening to the steps and large landings. The sun sets, yet the ice still reflects the day’s sun. It is unclear whether I am in running around in these glacial locations, sunset over the Adirondack Mountains, or if I am simply stuck behind the windows with nowhere to go. If you think to read the plaque, you discover that this is indeed “Ruth Dibble’s Self in Place.”