For my creative response to my internship at New Media Gallery, I created an I Spy page in the format of a print. This piece is both literal and symbolic and encompasses the essential parts of my internship.

I used the idea of a I Spy book because I felt that it went along with the gallery’s exhibition and also because I Spy books are for children just like how my program was designed for children. The exhibition I worked with was WITNESS  and it was focused on the idea of machine vision, surveillance, perceiving and being perceived. Hence, I included eyes, different ways of seeing, and googly eyes which were actually used in the art program that I developed. The nails are also a material that was used in the workshop. I had originally prepared the workshop for primary students using materials that were more crafty but there was a change in the age group and I had to change the materials to appeal to older students. Consequently, I added items like nails and wires and they represent my initial fear of working with intermediate students and later the relief I felt when they were very excited about my program. The three cups in the scene are a literal representation of the coffee and tea I drank throughout the internship to help me work through the rainy weather and exhaust. Lastly, the mop, keys, and chains are a symbolic representation of the community I saw in my internship. During my internship, I realized that so many different people were involved in creating this wonderful art space, not just artists or curators. There were cleaning staff, receptionists, technicians, and many more who worked together with artists to make everything happen. Everyone was connected like a chain, sturdy and united.