Thursday, September 16, 2010

Project Concept



My piece is about the consequence of drinking too much soda. Using stop-motion drawings, my piece will show soda traveling through the digestive system to the small intestines and cause the bones of the body to deteriorate.
The soda travels through the mouth and is then swallowed traveling through the esophagus, stomach, and to the small intestine. When the soda reaches the small intestine, the phosphoric acid dressed in HazMat suits and armed with flame throwers, descend upon the villus and raid them (reflective of celiac disease). After the villus are raided, they then set off a bomb on the outermost wall of the small intestine, creating a path to the bloodstream. The HazMat phosphoric acid morphs into bubbles, (phizz in soft drinks. phosphoric acid is what gives soda its phizzy quality) and then a pattern that spreads and covers the entire screen. (pattern is reflective of bloodstream: veins, breakage/cracks in a hard surface, disease spreading throughout the body). After the pattern spreads it crumbles piece by piece into a pile of debris which is then swept away by a broom, illustrating the weakening of bones due to calcium depletion such as in osteoporosis.

SODA: phosphoric acid is prominent ingredient in soda and is very acidic (pH is 2.5). Too much intake of this can make ones body too acidic making one prone to disease (disease thrives in acidic environment vs alkline environment in which diseases cannot survive in). It also depletes bones of calcium.
diseases linked to acidity: cancer, diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, gall, kidney stones etc.

BUBBLES: phosphoric acid morphs between HazMat suits (for eradication) and bubbles (most efficient means of transporting themselves). Phosphoric acid gives soda its phiz quality.

SMALL INTESTINE: lining of small intestine (villi) secretes secretin (hormone). secretin stimulates pancreas so it can make digestive enzymes.
digestive enzymes: break down food body needs to function properly.

VILLI: line wall of small intestine, and absorb nutrients of food into bloodstream. nutrients are then transported to cells of body. without them your body cant extract nutrients from food.

TEETH: at pH below 5.5 acid begins to dissolve protective enamel off of teeth leaving them prone to decay.

CELIAC DISEASE: caused by eating foods containing gluten. immune reaction occurs in small intestine, causing damage to surface of small intestine & inability to absorb certain nutrients.

BONES: depletes bones of calcium making them prone to fracture/ osteoporosis

OSTEOPOROSIS: bones become brittle and weak due to loss of calcium.

MATERIALS: card board or brown paper, acrylic paint black & white, conte/charcoal, water, paint brushes, eraser, palette knife

INSPIRATION: I'm trying to break a bad habit of drinking too much soda. I was inspired to make a piece about it. So far, so good. I haven't had soda in a couple weeks, and I've been drinking more water.



Saul Bass The Man With The Golden Arm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS76whmt5Yc

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