Project II: Consumption

3 Hours (Morning):
- Toothpaste
- Tissue
- Water
- Hot Tea
- Bagel
- Cream Cheese
- Paper
24 Hours (After the 3 hours)
- Water        
- Soup
- Hot Tea     
- Paper
- Water        
- Animal Crackers
- Paper        
- Chocolate Truffle
- Water        
- Peanuts
- Soda          
- Chocolate Truffle
- Water

On this page are a few preliminary drawings for the project.
My idea stems from the idea that consumption can be like a monster.  Growing up I've seen a lot of friend's lives ruined with consumption.  Your classic alcohol or drugs, or even greed.  Four years into college I've met some new close friends and I'm still seeing how consumption can effect their lives.  Alcohol becomes a necessary tool to function in society.  (I've even seen this in myself within the past year.)  Street drugs help them feel a happiness they can't feel anywhere else.  Prescription drugs help them not struggle with chronic pain but destroys their inner organs.  Consumption for them is a monster.

However, I also see how consumption helps.  By the consumption of healthy foods, or really food in general, plenty of fluids, etc, a person can remain healthy.  Just for me consuming enough calories each day is hard but a necessary and rewarding task.  Something that I found when keeping track of the things I consume was how much paper I use each day.  I use it for assignments, printing out notes, test photos, jotting down useful notes, planner, working out thoughts, writing poems, etc.

I chose to make a type of constume for the project.  It will represent a type of Consumption "Monster".  I italicize monster because I want it to not be clear if it is a monster or not.  Just like no one can clearly define consumption as good or bad.  The base skirt type thing will be entirely of recycled magazines and papers representing how much I use daily.  It will also be made of ads that we see everyday.  Ads telling us what we need to consume.  The mask will compose of cardboard from item packaging I use daily, bottle caps from the drinks I've drunk, among other recycled items I've found or used.