Blog prompt 23

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

I construct my identity by wearing certain clothes, dying my hair, and wearing makeup. I "perform" by acting differently according to 

different situations. In some settings, one must act more professional and respectful.

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

Some ways my social environments are constructed: Get togethers with friends are scheduled and we often meet at certain places. Another way a social environment are school dances. The school usually transforms the gym into a dance area and adds decorations and light fixtures. 

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

My physical environment/space was planned out, and is had been set up as many other dorm rooms had been already set up. We all start with the same furniture in the same areas.

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

Most physical things in my daily life are constructed and fabricated, so I consider "emotions and feelings" to be the most "real".

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).

A narrative tableaux I could create could be a birthday party, a first date, or a protest. 

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).

An idea I have for a photograph that includes a miniature stage or still life is using paper dolls that look like my friends or family  and have them interacting with each other or a recreation of a fairy tale with paper dolls.