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GALLERY 2012

visual communication practice

The Anonymous
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Description of idea

Describe your idea and concept of your work in relation to the festival outlines:

Basically it shows how much pressure or stress is placed over the person in debt; it shows the burden and how much stress it is causing. The low wage of workers (or unemployed) is not sufficient to pay back the loans and get rid of their debts. It’s clear that the inability of the person to get up is due to the hands holding him down. How long can he remain like this and be silent about the situation he is in and millions of other people are in? Are they going to eventually rise up together and fight for the rights to be heard? its time to fight against debt, which is putting a lot of people in stressful situations and affecting them in ways that are unexpected.

What kind of communication approach do you use?

Photography and hot colors effect

What are in your opinion concrete benefits to the society because of your communication?

People should really not be afraid of their government, its time to face them and show them we know the truth, we know what’s going on, how its going, and where is it leading in the end; and more importantly its time to end the corruption and social injustice by pushing off those hands of powerful people to get rid of our silence.

What did you personally learn from creating your submitted work?

I Learned how to communicate effectively with the audience by using photography as a visual communication medium, and specifically by trying to identify a meaningful quote or caption that describes the image.

Why is your work, GOOD communication WORK?

Because it effectively communicates with an individual just through the effective colors, and the mask most importantly explains everything like there's some protest against something. Once its seen , it builds up the courage inside between the individuals in order to strike out.

Where and how do you intent do implement your work?

I'm hoping the work would be large posters that are placed all around the busy streets of cities, to aware people and awaken them that it is time to have a say in what we're going through; and to encourage them to rise up all together because each person is not the only person suffering silently. its time to know that you are not the only one suffering silently. Its time to break the silence.

Did your intervention had an effect on other Media. If yes, describe the effect? (Has other media reported on it- how? Were you able to change other media with your work- how?)

not really


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Entry details

Title

The Anonymous


Headline

Debt


Concept author(s)

Benitta Raffoul


Concept author year(s) of birth

1992


Concept author(s) contribution

In this picture, it shows how much pressure or stress is placed over the person in debt; it shows the burden and how much stress it is causing. The low wage of workers (or unemployed) is not sufficient to pay back the loans and get rid of their debts. It’s clear that the inability of the person to get up is due to the hands holding him down. How long can he remain like this and be silent about the situation he is in and millions of other people are in? Are they going to eventually rise up together and fight for the rights to be heard? The person is surrounded with numerous cards that represent the large amounts of loans he took, the debts he’s under, all in front of him on the table, which shows that it is as if that’s the only choice he has; the only choice he has in front of him is to take a loan and remain under debt, as if it is not in his hands; he is forced to take this choice by powerful people holding him down and making him do what their plans are based on. He is sitting silently and quietly; he looks really calm, because he’s trying to accept what is going on since he does not have other choices, as he suffers silently and yet they still push him down and hold him assuring that there’s no way he is going to strike back. Last but not least is the well known anonymous mask, that is used to conceal the protester's identity, to show their commitment to causes or strikes; in my case its representing a wide audience undergoing the same situation. People should really not be afraid of their government, its time to face them and show them we know the truth, we know what’s going on, how its going, and where is it leading in the end; and more importantly its time to end the corruption and social injustice.


Country

United Arab Emirates


Competition category

visual communication practice


Competition subcategory

static


Competition field

academic


Competition subfield

student


Subfield description

American University of Sharjah