Rationale final

Here is my rationale in reference to my final:

Rationale: Assignment 1 – Story and Narration

For this assignment I focused on conspiracies surrounding vaccinations. I researched a variety of conspiracies online regarding this topic, but chose to follow on with the conspiracy that some people believe that vaccinating is actually a satanic ritual. This is based on the idea that the solution inside the vaccine is sourced from aborted foetus tissue which is laden with viruses and administered to children or adults, and that injecting people with this solution is an ungodly act.

My final output narrative focuses on a child going to receive a vaccine from a doctor, and because of his innocence is unaware that a dark ritual is taking place. The onlooker uncovers the scene and exposes to the viewer what actually happens when people go for their vaccinations in the doctor’s office.

The child is high key coloring in comparison to his demonic counterpart as this emphasises innocence, the darker figure is low key and low contrast, giving a rotten and sinister atmosphere. The child is also in a state of surprise which can either suggest it is glad that the onlooker is witnessing the act and may come to the rescue, or it may suggest that the child feels like the onlooker shouldn’t be interrupting the ritual.

Apart from the contrasting colours of the child and demon I decided to use red hues, blacks and greys because it adds to the ritualistic theme. The red invokes mystery and is a sinister and blood-like colour often used in satanic emblems and scenes. The black here is also used in a similar manner and suggests a sombre and foreboding atmosphere. The composition of the picture focuses on the onlooker ‘uncovering’ the ritual or conspiracy, and I felt the demon vaccinating the child needs to be relatively central as it is the most important event within the picture.

I chose to do half of my picture with paper-cut collage and half with digital lines, light and shadow, because I feel the cut paper gives a kind of jagged and disjointed effect and the patterns add to the uncomfiness of the scene. It also makes it feel like the walls could be crawling/moving, which could reference back to ideas of bacteria multiplying, and the content of the vaccine solution.