Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Follow your threads

The message of the video is to realize that you are not the only person in the world and you are part of a massive spider web that moves when you move. I felt the phrase "follow you threads" would be appropriate for this little propaganda piece because it not only suggests that you should see where your clothes are coming from but also see how you are effecting other people that you might not actually be in touch with, i.e the sweat shop laborer or the cash crop farmer in Asia. American sympathy for others is comparable to other nations but it seems that caring isn't enough, we must educate and examine how we contribute to such situations. The other little message that this slide show squeezes in is that despite our concern for others our narcissistic views of ourselves can harm and even kill.

4 comments:

APLITghosts said...

well of course this is right up my alley. I appreciate the message and I like the images that you use. I also like how you embroidered (no pun intended) All the Kings Men into this piece. Excellent work. - elmeer

wasko said...

im not sure the pics and music could have coordinated any better.

bovicejjackson said...

pimp

John the Jammer said...

no thanks