Boyang Xia

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To call upon Dictionary.com, the definition of identity is the “condition of being oneself, or itself, and not another.” “The self is something which has a development; it is not initially there, at birth, but arises in the process of social experience and activity.” Identity as a concept can never be precisely established because the process of production is a morphing configuration and growing interpretation. Identity is a reflex mechanism; it is a natural responsive process that happens without intention and enforcement. Just like Leonard Zelig portrayed, identity is reflexive. Identity responds when it is exposed to different contexts, both geographically and culturally. Pixar films adapt the notion of context thoroughly: not only are the films’ original languages altered according to the countries they are released in (both acoustically and visually) scenes are also modified to reflect the cultures of each individual country. For instance, in the Japanese version of Inside Out, Pixar replaced the broccoli with bell pepper to represent the unpopular vegetable. Similarly, in my poster, any shift in context inevitably alters my perception towards my surroundings. The coordinates are the places I’ve lived before and the poster can be considered as the takeaway from those experience.
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Freedom of Movement


In last year's brief we talked about "a world where boundaries are becoming less and less meaningful. Now more than ever, we are one people. No matter where we live, we are all equally powerless in the face of war or environmental disaster."

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