I referred to the call to action number 83, which calls for more funding for Indigenous artists to produce work that contributes to the reconciliation process. For my project, I wanted to create an art installation that includes speakers where the viewer could press a button and listen to the artist talk about their work.
Storytelling plays a big part in First Nations culture, and I wanted this to be a central element for my art installation. It also makes it more interactive this way, and the viewer is more likely to search up the artist afterwards as they feel more connected. Next to the speaker there would be a short bio of the artist and the website would be displayed as well. The website would serve as an archive full of stories from artists of the west coast.
By having the artwork displayed in touristy areas, it would be seen by a larger audience, plus newcomers could learn more about First Nations culture this way.
For my design process, I started with sketching out ideas and creating moodboards. Then I developed those sketches and ideas some more, and added the logo to the site so that it would be more identifiable.
The sound wave design I came up with. It incorporates elements of nature and the west coast. I thought the more stylized, wavy lines looks a bit like First Nations artwork, but made sure to keep it different enough so that I wouldn’t appropriate it. I also kept the colours pretty neutral and chose the colour blue to represent the ocean and mountains on the west coast.
Here’s the final result:
https://www.figma.com/proto/prZq8e1di0uT0xbaRbJ2RU/Untitled?node-id=1%3A3&scaling=scale-down
I think the concept I had was interesting, but the execution could have been better and overall needed to be developed a bit more.
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