I will be perfectly honest: I still don't fully understand the five C's. I'm not sure what they all mean in this context, or how exactly they're supposed to relate to each other, so instead I'll just talk about the project itself.
I think we did fairly well on our sculpture, considering that neither of us have engaged in wirework before. I particularly like the concept behind it, all credit of which must go to my partner. She translated the swirled part of the bamboo into sound waves, meant to mimic the sounds of the ocean that are supposedly emitted from every shell. I am also happy with the accidental contrast between the 'sound waves' and the shell: when making the shell I thought the wires would be off the ground, completely supported by he shell, so I made the shell out of the stronger and heavier black wire so it could support it. Nadiya went the opposite route and made her bambooo/sound waves out of brass, copper, and nickel, and as a result the dull, dark shell contrasted with the bright and, well, loud sound waves. I like to think this symbolizes the dullness of daily life versus the color and flair of our imaginations (to get a bit corny for a moment). We decided to emphasize this contrast by covering the shell with dark grey paper pulp.
In short, our project does lack skill and probably execution, but with creativity and serendipity it still managed to become an interesting piece.
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