Blog Prompt #23

1. In what ways do you “construct” your identity? In what ways do you “perform” in your daily life?

People construct their identity when they get ready in the morning, from what clothes they choose to wear, to how they do their hair, to putting on makeup.  I perform different roles in my daily life, from being a student, to being an employee/worker, to being a friend and just going out to have fun.

2. Describe some ways in which your personal culture and social environments are “constructed”.

3. Describe some ways in which your physical environment/space is “constructed”.

My physical environment/space is constructed not only because the building and items in the room are constructed, but also because of the way I chose to construct my own living area.  I study and do homework at my desk, so I have my books and other materials near my desk, in my desk, or on my desk.  For me, this is my constructed study space.  For someone else, they might have a messy study area or choose to study in a different location, such as the library.

4. In your daily life, what would you consider to be “real” and what would you consider to be “constructed/fabricated”?

5. Describe a narrative tableaux that you might create to be captured by a photograph. A narrative tableaux can be defined as “Several human actors play out scenes from everyday life, history, myth or the fantasy of the direction artist” ( Constructed Realities: The Art of Staged Photography Edited by Michael Kohler , 34).

6. Describe an idea for a photograph that includes a miniature stage or still life. A description of such an image is “The tableaux reconstructs events as in the narrative tableaux, but in miniaturized format, using dolls and other toy objects” (Kohler, 34).