The whole initial idea of our project was to focus on the nostalgia of the season of autumn. Living in Florida is amazing because us northerners get to escape the dreaded season of winter. We don’t have to worry about shoveling our driveways, scraping off our cars, and making sure we leave for school or work extra early if the roads are bad from the latest storm. Unfortunately living in Florida also means that we miss out on the season of fall. Even though most of us that flea the north to come to UT to escape the cold, Fall is something that’s irreplaceable. The changing colors of the leaves on the trees, the smell of freshly baked pie, and the excitement of the approaching holidays is something that Florida just can’t mimic. We decided to turn our installation into the season of fall as best we could because of this.
I think overall that this installation turned out just the way we wanted it to. The enclosed space really gave you a waft of “fall” right when you walk in and we were also able to incorporate all five senses which was what we wanted to do. My task for the project was to get old home videos to project to give a hint of nostalgia to the viewers and were displayed on both walls.