“What am I referring to when I say
the word 'I'? This little word, which is somehow the easiest to use
in our daily lives, has become the focus of the most intense - and
at times the most obscure – debate.... Where does my sense of self
come from? Was it made for me, or did it arise spontaneously ? How is
it conditioned by the media I consume, the society I inhabit , the
politics I suffer and the desires that inspire me? When I use the
word 'I' am I using it in the same way as you, when you use it? Am I
a different 'I' when I present myself in different ways to my boss,
my family, my friends, social security, someone I am in love with or
a stranger in the street? Do I really know myself? ... The 'I' is
thus a meeting point between the most formal and highly abstract
concepts and the most immadiate and intense emotions ... This focus
on the self as the centre of both of lived experience and of
discernible meaning has become on of the – if not the- difining
issue of modern and postmodern cultures” (Rochelle Summerfield ,
identity project 2012)
Create an artwork that discusses who YOU are
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