Jill's+social+issue

I chose to make my work of art on Self harm because self harm is an issue many people have to deal with. I myself have had a battle with self harm, it is an issue I believe everyone should be informed on. Most people don't know the facts on self harm, self harm is not an attempt at suicide merely a cry for help. The way I thought, people needed to know what I went through and what others are going through. I needed to get my word out so people understand self harm. I didn't encounter many problems while working on this project; I don't think I encountered any at all. I had to make many decisions though, I will write about those. I had to decide mainly how to connect the figure with the display, i used the broken mirror shards to accomplish that much. I made my person look like they were punching the mirror and breaking it. I then glued the figure on a piece of glass to the display. From my point of view, I believe that I did show self harm well. I think I persuaded the audience that self harm is not a joke, and that it is a serious issue. The only part that is not working is the blood on the back of the figure... The blood looks really bad and splotchy. If I had the chance to do this project again, I would make the figure in a different position. The figure standing up just doesn't seem to have the effect I was looking for.