The 'Cup' Fish

29th September 2013; The 'Cup' Fish

Finally, coming to the last project, Project 4; Juxtaposition. Little was known upon looking at the word, juxtaposition. So the very first step for me, was to do some research.

This was the outcome.  The definition of the word is, the act or placement of two things  (usually abstract concepts) near each other.

From the research, I felt that juxtaposition was about combining two objects that is not intended to go well together, often with opposing qualities. But due to juxtaposition, it should be made to look, unusual, humorous, thought provoking, ironic and uses symbolism.

To fulfill the numerous objectives, I decided to work on the theme Irony. Which helps to fulfill unusual, humorous, thought provoking and irony conditions. To generate ideas, I started rattling out random words and looked for words that sound the same and can be used to contradict each other. (Example: Thief/Teeth, Ship/Sheep, Sand/Send).

After much thought and concept development, I decided to work on the Carp/Cup fish idea! The outcome is shown as above! This is the meaning; the fish being a carp fish (a species) is actually made out of small little cups to represent its scales which creates an irony contrasting with the word ‘carp’. The green parts are to create the rough texture that is often not the case when we talk about fish scales, as it is often smooth.

Earned this today: I feel that juxtaposition is an interesting way to put two or more things of different characteristics together and still be able make it go well together. Like the previous projects, it’s another method to generate ideas out of the ordinary.