• Proposed Location: – study area –

• Synopsis: In the library, people usually keep to themselves, avoiding eye contact and not saying hello to each other. I often get curious what these people may be thinking in their heads or what kind of people they are like. With the pictionary, narratives are sought out if and when the person has a backstory to that specific picture. Overtime, a storybook in a format of a pictionary is developed and is open to the public for reading or more writing. In this way, the cold barrier and mystery existing between people in the library is broken down when a part of the person is shared in the book.

• Description: The book would consist of 10 images of each letter of the alphabet for every page. Each page would have the image on the top and left empty on the bottom for the narratives. Like a pictionary, it would be from A – Z. Images are hand drawn to give it a raw look and pens and markers are provided. The title would be on the cover of the book. “Pictionary: Our Storybook from A – Z”.

• Sketch: 

Research and Inspiration:

This task was built in a way where it was self sustaining in a way where people would take any random task from tasks in the box. Once they were done with their own task, they would write a new task and add it to the box and the cycle continues.

Materials were provided and free for use for creativity and fun. I feel that this project task induces human interaction, makes things very open and allows creativity to flow.

My Idea:

In the library, people usually keep to themselves, avoiding eye contact and not saying hello to each other. I often get curious what these people may be thinking in their heads or what kind of people they are like.

Taking the inspiration from Oliver Herring, I propose an installation situated at the study area of ADM Library that gives people a platform to generate conversations amongst them.

I would wrap the table in clear plastic wrap. Providing permanent markers, paint, glitter, tape, playdoh, straws, sticks and other creative materials, I hope to see people start to engage with each other on topics given.

How are the topics given?

Topics are given via pictures to act as prompts. These pictures could be of popular memes, political figures, problems in the world (1st and 3rd world problems), varying from light to heavy hearted topics. These pictures would be distributed randomly on the table.

How do they engage with each other?

They may engage with each other by using their own creativity and by using the materials provided on the table. They may write on the table (covered in clear plastic wrap), model out a figure, even print and add more pictures to the table. They may write down whatever they want with no limits. Over time, this table will be decorated and filled with conversations and would be interesting for viewing.

What does it look like exactly?

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What is the objective?

To target the lack of human interaction in the library, I have created an activity where people can engage with each other, digging and revealing thoughts and personalities that are usually kept hidden in locations like the library.