spice [spaɪs]
n
1. A variety of substances added to a main course - either a meal course, a course of events or a course of time – in order to enhance it. A spice can enhance any of the five senses.
For this collection I started by using spices such as peppers, chili or cinnamon but Rachel, Madison Kelsey and David were talking about touch, smell and color so it gave me the idea to extend the sense of “spice” as an ingredient that could be added to everything in order to make everything more vibrant. For example music, perfume, make up but as a disguise, something meaningful to someone that made his/her day. Also things that hide others. Spices can hide the flavor of other ingredients because they are really strong. In that sense deodorant could be a "spice" because it hides other smells. I also wanted to play with the way people use “spice” in their everyday life and I looked for things that had the word “spice” in it, for example the Spice Girls. I was thinking about adding an ethnic touch to the collection. Spices come from all over the world and are cooked very differently so I wanted to explore how each culture uses them but I still have no concrete idea how to attach it to the main idea of “Addition”. I am still working on the idea of additions to time and events that make these more vibrant.
If anyone has any suggestions it would really help!
Brought to class:
- Allspice, whole
- Pumpkin seeds
- Shrimp shredded
- Bay leaves, whole
- Crushed chili
- Cinnamon sticks
- Chili arbol
- New Mexico chili pepper.
Additions:
- Old Spice deodorant or picture
- Spice recipe
- Polaroid pictures of people interacting with spices
- Fragrance made out of spices
Materials:
- Glue
- Camera
- Candles
- Cardboard
- Gum
- Scissors
- Transparent cord.
- Tray
- Hair dye
- Maybe a ginger bread man
-Elena.
Sounds wonderful Elena. I like how you are expanding your original concept. My questions now would be: how will you incorporate reproduction into the collection? how will you display the collection as a whole?
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