Walldren-metaphor



Inspiration

I was inspired by all of these photos. I love how they are full of whimsy and magic. The first photo of the elephant swimming in the water surrounded by light bulbs is so cool. It reminds me of one of Jason deCaires Taylor’s creations. I was drawn to this photo because of the almost storybook like quality it has. The next photo I love. It portrays an end of some sort. The clocks represent time and how it is running out. The clock in the middle doesn’t have any hands portraying that the man standing next to it is out of time. I also really like the use of repetition in the first two photographs. The last and final photo on the right is super cool. It has great lighting. The girl in the light bulb is the only light in the dark, horrible storm. She is breaking out to spread her light to the world. I like the use of lines in this photo especially and all of the other ones I have chosen. This will be diffinetly something I want to incorporate in my project.

Song Lyrics:

Landfill by Daughter

Throw me in the landfill Don't think about the consequences Throw me in the dirt pit Don't think about the choices that you make Throw me in the water Don't think about the splash I will create Leave me at the altar Knowing all the things you just escaped

Push me out to sea On the little boat that you made Out of the evergreen That you helped your father cut away Leave me on the tracks To wait until the morning train arrives Don't you dare look back Walk away, catch up with the sunrise

This is torturous Electricity between both of us And this is dangerous 'cause I want you so much But I hate your guts I hate you

So leave me in the cold Wait until the snow covers me up So I cannot move So I'm just embedded in the frost Then leave me in the rain Wait until my clothes cling to my frame Wipe away your tear stains Thought you said you didn't feel pain

Well this is torturous Electricity between both of us And this is dangerous 'cause I want you so much But I hate your guts I want you so much But I hate your guts

Well this is torturous Electricity between both of us And this is dangerous 'cause I want you so much But I hate your guts I want you so much But I hate your guts

I chose this song because it is one of my favorite songs. Whenever I listen to it I immediately am transported into another place. When she sings, the words cut into your soul. I love the eerie feeling you get listening to her. This song in particular is filled with tons of metaphors. When I listen to this song I visualize things being left behind. In the first two stanzas I imagine things of childhood, thoughts or memories being left behind. Something that used to matter to the person is just tossed away. These lyrics also evoke the visual image of a horrible break up. With the metaphors "electricity between both of us" and "I hate your guts" this can be deduced. This song can have so many different meanings. It is a very visual song. In the fourth stanza you can literally see a broken girl being left out in the cold. This whole song depicts a story. I will try to portray this in my project. The main lyrics I want to use are: "Throw me in the landfill, Don't think about the consequences,Throw me in the dirt pit, Don't think about the choices that you make,Throw me in the water, Don't think about the splash I will create, Push me out to sea, On the little boat that you made, Out of the evergreen." I am inspired by Jason deCaires Taylor’s work. I want to do something involving water. During summer, I went to Sparta, Wisconsin. They have a junkyard filled with old statue molds that I took pictures of. I thought there were super cool and want to use them in my project. I hope my project turns out as good as I am envisioning it in my mind.