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This is Frank, Frank is an interactable biographical sculpture that represents my personal journey coming to terms with my gender identity. My intention of the work would be not only to express my own feeling about my personal gender identity but also create an interactive experience to invite people into the discussion of gender identity and to communicate to those who are going though similar experiences.
These themes are shown in Franks appearance and how Frank is interacted with by an audience. Frank's bazar and sometimes unsettling appearance at first creates discomfort but as the interaction continues the Frank becomes more enjoyable and friendly (purring, meowing and integrating with peoples touch) . The relationship between the viewer and the subject is symbolic of my own personal experience, of a first being uncomfortable to questioning my own feelings about gender to now being more comfortable both having these discussions and with myself.
My other aim for the work is to also represent as disuses about how gender identity can be intimidating both to someone who is going through exploring their identity and too someone who wants to learn and understand. I aim for the sculpture to be symbolic of these worries but also put them at ease, as I have found these discussion that I was once afraid to have brought comfort and joy to both myself and the people around me.
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