Final Project: Typologies of Walking/Not
deadline
Deadline is a project that takes place in the southern region of the Colorado River in Needles, California. This project combines deadlines of environmental, political, and personal situations. The draught of the Colorado River has led to a deadline for new water management plans: October 1, 2026. Environmental concerns with climate change has led to a deadline of crisis, and my Grandma, who connects me to the river, is leaving and moving away by October of next year as well. I chose to use this physical sign of the deadline as a barrier itself, in the water as a signal of change, from water to land. This project is an intervention in the environment, about the environment.
Your photos for your final project “Deadline” are absolutely breathtaking. The deep contrast and dark hues capture a somber mood, especially against the stillness of the lake. I love how the sign functions as both a warning and a memorial of both the new water management plans and your grandma’s move. As a suggestion, one thing that could help appeal to the senses is adding a time-lapse of the sign next to the water. This could add another layer to your piece, intertwining a sense of waiting, change, longing, and grief.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I saw your photos, I imagined what a person just strolling by would think. The red of the letters would probably give them the chills or at least get them to worry. Then, they would start to get curious. Finally, they would do research on the significance of October 1st, 2026. I really think your project is so simple, yet profound in that it makes the viewer do the work to educate themselves about the environment/issues around them. I really admire this kind of work! I just wanted to add that maybe you could add more suspense by creating little signs that lead up to the sign against the water. So, even if this sign disappears, there will be 2 or more signs that still leave room to extend your message.
ReplyDeleteI really loved the simplicity of this project. The photos were done extremely well, and hold such a deep meaning. There's not an overload of information that we are fed and can't handle but it was given extremely well. The photos you took were some of my favorite I've seen throughout this class. I loved it!
ReplyDeleteYour project powerfully weaves environmental urgency with personal meaning, making the Colorado River’s drought and your grandmother’s departure deeply resonant. Using the deadline as both a literal and symbolic barrier beautifully highlights the intersection of global crises and intimate change. It’s a moving and thoughtful reflection on time and transformation.
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