Haleigh's Digital Citizenship Blog: Project 1 Details

I chose to express the fact that there are two sides to me; the outward expression of myself that others can see and my deeper and more personal side that makes me the independent person I am. That being said, since these two sides play an equal factor into my character, I decided to show them using Yin-Yang as a reference. On a website online I found a perfect definition of the meaning of Yin-Yang.

"In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin-yang, which is often called "yin and yang", is used to describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world; and, how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another."

My Yin side relays my outgoing and adventurous side which I chose to depict with pictures of my hobbies, social life, places and events that I have been to. For example, I used a couple photos from concerts and music festivals that I have been to because I love music and going to shows with my friends.

For my Yang side, I wanted to show a side of me that people dont usually see. I depict my deeper side with pictures of things, places and events that hold a high importance in my life. For example, I put a picture of my father in uniform on this side because he was recently deployed and I grew a lot as a person by going through this experience. He is a defining figure in my life in which I base my morals and pride in.

I constructed my piece by printing out all my photos in color and in black and white. I then sorted through them into my Yin and Yang sides. The Yin side was in color and the Yang side was in black and white. I chose to do this to add emphasis on the fact that my Yin side is more prominently shown and my Yang side is more reserved and kept to myself. I cut the pictures out and taped them to a cardboard cake mat and cut the photos to fit the shape of the Yin-Yang. I then used sharpie to make a definite line through the middle and around the circular photos. I did this so that it would be obvious that it was a Yin-Yang symbol because without the defined line it just looked like a collage.

I am very proud of my project and I hope that you feel like you got to know me better through it.