J Sakaguchi

  This project consisted of creating a prop that helped me perform a 5-7 minute performance exploring the idea of generosity. I wrote short prompts on each person's sheet of paper and invited them to respond in writing. After reflection, I originally had thought to do a follow-the-next-person/telephone style origami session, but quickly realized that would not work. I gave a little history lesson on why the crane symbolized generosity to me, as well as why it is such a big part of my culture. As we all started folding following my instructions, there were definitely some things I could've done better in communicating the process of making a crane, but I also needed to go around and check everyone and help those who weren't getting it. All in all, from answering the prompt that was individually somehow connected to generosity, to folding it as part of my demonstrating some culture back home, to finally giving it to someone who might have needed that message you wrote down, f...

For this project, I chose to do the second option of the prompt: end where you begin. The concept behind this project was to basically film my weekend in short clips with a transition. In the clips, you can see that my weekend consisted of seeing my girlfriend, hanging out with friends/cutting their hair, playing basketball (where I messed up my back), and eating some Hana Kitchen. I landed back at the same spot in my room to edit this, coincidentally with the same shirt on. This project overall was another playful-ish one for me, so that was fun. Link to video:  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IJFzR4irgvI