Dear Diary . . .
Izzy Sneed
As a culture we tend to idolize childhood. It is meant to be a time of innocence and no responsibility, but for many, myself included, it wasn’t great. Whether it was my parents relationship, constant moves, or my brothers’ drama, my house was rarely peaceful. By exploring my relationships with family and friends through a mind map consisting of archived images, diary entries, and drawings I hope to examine the way my home life has affected my social relationships and vice versa.
While the colors and imagery will give off a fun and youthful energy, the content will allude to more intense subject matter as a means to reference the way adolescence is often portrayed versus how it is actually experienced. These elements are brought together into a scrapbook–like composition in a way that enhances the fun-natured visual aesthetic while also references feminine craft and memory. Scrapbooking tends to depict a very idealized and pretty version of true events. My installation turns this expectation on its head.
This is a small scale iteration titled "My Mother Confuses Me" that I created before the larger installation.
