ABOUT
GRAPHIC DESIGN
ALICJA WISNIOWKA
ANDREW KIM
ANGELA SUN
ANGIE WIJAYA
CARLYN SOARES
CHARLOTTE KERSHAW
CIARAN BRANDIN
CONGCONG WANG
ERIC RANDALL MARKUS
FIONA LIN
GABRIELA TIRADO
HEEYEON KIM
JIAYI MA
KABITA DAS
KAYLAH HAYE
MAUREEN BURNS
YIAN ZHAO
OLIVIA WILLIAMS
SARAH CUMMINGS
SARAH PERKINS
SHARON ZHONG
SKYLER TSE
VALENTINA WICKI
WENJING LIU
PAINTING
BRIDGETTE REILLY
ELANNA HONAN
ELLEN KANELLIAS
GREY LENNON
HANMO ZHOU
KIMBERLEY ZAK
OLIVIA JAMES
TIMOTHY JAMES BERGERON
XIAN MARIE AZU-BOLES
PRINTMAKING
LEO FEININGER
MICHAEL LAUNGJESSADAKUN
SCULPTURE
BARBARA KANG
DEVIN WILSON
NINA MILLER
SOFIJA CHRONEOS
SCULPTURE
BARBARA KANG
DEVIN WILSON
NINA MILLER
SOFIJA CHRONEOS
HEEYEON KIM
trashidentity.com
Thesis Project
Have you ever thought that garbage reveals a person's identity? Most people judge a person's identity through his or her voice, behavior, appearance, and other external aspects. External is the easiest way to get into the eye to know the person, but is sometimes inaccurate. This idea brought me to question whether or not people could identify the person accurately in other ways, rather than an external factor. My small curiosity led to an experiment on how to accurately identify someone from unexpected objects. Through a long experiment, I discovered that waste can represent a person's identity. Everyday, I collected daily trash such as food disposals, papers, unused objects from garbage in each room and categorized them by person. The collections began to show patterns of life: their interests, daily routine, favor. The food that they like and the ones they use frequently were often found. It was possible to estimate what their tastes are and what their personalities are. I profiled the members of this project and wrote the report as if I were an actual investigator.
My senior thesis project is to depict that different perspectives of thinking and experimenting can lead to better ideas and strategies. Approaching the subject of identity through a unique perspective created a surprising outcome.
trashidentity.com
Thesis Project
Have you ever thought that garbage reveals a person's identity? Most people judge a person's identity through his or her voice, behavior, appearance, and other external aspects. External is the easiest way to get into the eye to know the person, but is sometimes inaccurate. This idea brought me to question whether or not people could identify the person accurately in other ways, rather than an external factor. My small curiosity led to an experiment on how to accurately identify someone from unexpected objects. Through a long experiment, I discovered that waste can represent a person's identity. Everyday, I collected daily trash such as food disposals, papers, unused objects from garbage in each room and categorized them by person. The collections began to show patterns of life: their interests, daily routine, favor. The food that they like and the ones they use frequently were often found. It was possible to estimate what their tastes are and what their personalities are. I profiled the members of this project and wrote the report as if I were an actual investigator.
My senior thesis project is to depict that different perspectives of thinking and experimenting can lead to better ideas and strategies. Approaching the subject of identity through a unique perspective created a surprising outcome.