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WITHOUT YOU, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.
A BIG THANK YOU TO:
SAM MINOR, FOR ADVISING ME THROUGH THIS PROJECT. AND FOR HIS UNLIMITED
PATIENCE AND HELP OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. HE HAS INSPIRED ME FAR
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.
JACINDA RUSSEll, FOR ENCOURAGING ME TO CHALLENGE MYSELF AND MY
IDEAS. AND FOR ALLOWING ME TO ASK COUNTLESS QUESTIONS. HER SUPPORT
AND ADVICE HELPED SHAPE MUCH OF THIS PROJECT.
THE HONORS COllEGE, FOR GROWING IN ME A LOVE OF LEARNING.
TO ALL THOSE WHO LET ME BE THEIR 24 HOUR SHADOW, ·STALKER", AND/OR
PERSONAL PAPARAZZI.
AN DTO THE COUNTLE SS OTHERS WHO PICKED ME UP AT MIDNIGHT. LI STENED TO
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THE POINT OF SAYING THAT IS THAT IT HAS BEE NAN IMPORTANT
FACET OF MY YOUNG ADULT LIFE, I ALSO HIGHLY VALUE
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SPACE TO BUILD DEEP RELATIONSHIPS , IN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE
SPENT A LOT OF TIME QUESTIONING THE ROLE SOCIAL MEDIA
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TO KNO WSOMEONE THESE DAYS, I WOND ER IF THIS METHOD OF
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PROVIDES FALSE SENSES OF CONNECTION, PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE
HAD SMALL ENCOUNTERS WITH AND THOSE WE HAVE KNOWN
OUR WHOLE LIVES ARE OUR 'FRIENDS ' ON FACE BOOK. AND I HAVE
SOME SORT OF CONNECTION TO THEM BECAUSE I SEE THEIR LIVES
UNFOLD OVER THE YEARS, EVEN IF I HAVE ONLY TALKED TO THEM
FOR FIVE MINUTES, CLEARLY I DO NOT THINK THAT WE ARE BEST
FRIENDS, BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY A STRANGE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND THE WAYS OUR BRAINS
PERCEIVE CONNECTION,
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WAYS WE PORTRAY OURSELVES ON THESE PLATFORMS ,
AUTHENTICITY ON THE INTERNET IS A FUNNY THING, I AM
CONTINUA LLY CURAT ING MY EXPERIENCES, SUBCONSCIOUSLY
EVALUATING WHETHER OR NOT EACH MOMENT SHOULD BE
DOCUMENTED, AT TIMES I 00 NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT WHAT
PEOPLE WILL TH INK ABOUT A POST. VIEWING SOCIAL MEDIA AS A
SPACE TO ENCAPSULATE MOMENTS, BUT THERE IS AN
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POSTS THROUGH THE PERCEIVED OPINIONS OF OTHERS,
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I ALLOWED THE AUDIENCE (AND YOU] TO SEE ME IN A SEMI­
VULNERABLE STATE . HOWEVER, I BELIEVE I AM MUCH MORE
VULNERABLE ON STAGE BECAUSE I AM IN CONSTANT MOTION
--ESPECIALLY IN INSTANCES WHERE MY CHARACTER NEVER
LEAVES THE STAGE. ALL EYES ARE ON ME . THE AUDIENCE CAN
SEE EVERYTH ING . WHEN YOU FOLLOWED ME AROUND YOU SAW
EVERYTHING, BUT YOU CHOSE WHEN TO LET THE CAMERA (AND
THE EVENTUAL AUDIENCE WHO WILL SEE YOUR FINISHED
PRODUCT] SEE ME. SO I WAS LESS VULNERABLE IN THE MOMENT,
BUT PROBABLY MORE ALERT SINCE YOU WOULD BE CHOOSING
ONLY SPECIFIC MOMENTS TO HIGHLIGHT MY DAY. THAT GAVE ME
A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF AWARENESS. I DON'T FEEL
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THESE PHOTOS . I'M ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW
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EXPERIENCE HAVING YOUR PHOTO TAKEN EVERY HOUR?
THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE PART WAS PRETENDING THAT YOU
WEREN 'T TAKING MY PICTURE . I DON'T MIND HAVING MY PICTURE
TAKEN AND I'M NOT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH OTHERS VIEWING
THE PHOTOS, BUT PART OF ME ALWAYS WANTED TO LOOK
PRESENTABLE. I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO MAKE SOME PRETTY
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PHOTOGRAPH . I TRAINED MYSELF TO ALWAY SBE ABLE TO SPOT
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PLASTER A SMILE ON MY FACE . IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER
TO BE HUMAN WHEN YOU TOOK YOUR CAMERA OUT. ALSO, A
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NUMBER OF FACEBOOK PHOTOS
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NUMBER OF FOLLOWERS
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INDICATIVE OF MY LIFE SO IT'S NOT LIKE I'M MISLEADING
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WOULD BE INTERESTED IN .
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EXPERIENCE HAVING YOUR PHOTO TAKEN EVERY HOUR?
MOSTLY IT WAS JUST NOT KNOWING WHEN THE PICTURE WOULD BE TAKEN, THE ANTICIPATION OF IT, I'M A LITTLE BIT OF A CONTROL FREAK AND SO I SORT OF WANTED TO DECIDE WHAT MOMENT OF THE HOUR WAS MY BEST MOMENT. I FEEL LIKE I WOULD BE DOING SOMET HING THAT I FELT WOULD MAKE FOR A GOOD PICTURE AND THEN THE PICTURE FOR THAT HOUR WOULD BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND THAT WAS A LITTLE FRUSTRATING. f
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WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DO YOU FEAR THESE PHOTOS WILL
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I'M AFRAID WHAT PEOPLE WOULD THINK OF ME MAYBE, MAYBE
ABOUT NOT BE ING SERIOUS AND DO ING SERIOUS THINGS BUT
GOOFING AROUND A LOT. BUT THATS A GENERAL CONCERN IN
LIFE BECAUSE I ALWAYS FEEL SINCE I TRY TO CHEER PEOPLE UP
AND MAKE THEM LA UGH THEY ASSUME I DON'T HAVE AN
INTELLIGENT SIDE OR ANYTH ING REAL TO ME BESIDES SMILES
AND COTTON CANDY YA KNOW?
WHAT OBSERVATIONS, IF ANY, DID YOU MAKE ABOUT
YOURSELF OR YOUR TIME AS ARESULT OF THIS EXPERIENCE?
THAT I'M AN EXTROVERT, I LIKE MY ALONE TIME, BUT BEING
WITH PEOPLE CONSTANTLY CHARGES ME UP AND KEEPS ME
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THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS OF SPENDING TIME WITH INDIVIDUALS AND
OBSERVING THEIR DAILY LIVES THROUGH A CAMERA LENS, I ALSO NOTED .
MY OWN FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS , I RECORDED THESE THOUGHTS ON
TWITTER, IN ORDER TO FURTHER EXPLORE THE CONNECTION TO SOCIAL
MEDIA . IT WAS INTERESTING TO ME THAT SPENDING AN ENTIRE DAY WITH
SOMEONE ELSE OFTEN LEFT ME FEELING EXHAUSTED . FURTHERMORE, I
WAS OFTEN SURPRISED BY MY OWN WILLINGNESS TO PUT MYSELF IN
UNCOMFORTABLE OR AWKWARD SITUATIONS. I WAS CHALLENGED IN MANY
CIRCUMSTANCES TO LET GO OF MY OWN COMFORT OR ROUTINE, IN ORDER
TO TRULY SEE HOW ANOTHER USES THEIR TIME. THROUGHOUT THE
PROCESS I FELT MY OWN PERCEPTIONS OF TIME SHIFTING AND CHANGING
AS I OBSERVED THE NUANCES IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S SCHEDULE AND
PER SON AL VlEW 0F EACH DAY.
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