During my semester at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, I took Creative Processes (UARTS250); an interdisciplinary class spanning across the Penny W. Stamps school of Art & Design, Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning, the engineering department as well as the music department, during the winter of 2009.

"Aperture" is my final project for Creative Processes. We were provided with words to start our "thought process" with, to eventually create some kind of creative piece. The word assigned to me was "aperture". The unique aspect of this class was that across the final 4 weeks, we had to come up with different ideas each week, and finally, a single idea to present on closing day.

Aperture by Mahima Pushkarna on Vimeo.

This photograph & video installation illustrates by abstraction, the notion of media gatekeeping and information biases. Through the "aperture" of a camera lens, we see only a part of the object within the picture, not the entire object. This "exaggeration" warps the purpose of the object and image alike, with special emphasis only on a certain aspect of the object. Is the same thing happening with contemporary media practices, and to what extent is it acceptable?

ROTOSCOPING

During the course of this class, we were introduced to rotoscoping, and created small clips of single actions.

Rotoscoped by Mahima Pushkarna on Vimeo.