PROJECT – Social Issue Clock

SEPARATION; a social issue

SEPARATION

SEPARATION

SEPARATION

SEPARATION

The separation of families has been a harrowing aspect of American history, manifesting through various policies and practices. Tasked with creating a clock that is encapsulated by one word and a related social issue topic in mind, I decided to tackle the idea of separation within America, by constructing a clock made from solid concrete.

PRODUCT DESIGN

PHOTOGRAPHY

CAPSTONE PROJECT

INTRO

INTRO

INTRO

INTRO

"Build the Wall." This was both my foundation and inspiration for my clock and social issue topic. In the summer of 2018, the Trump Administration issued an order in which immigrant families were detained and families were separated. While parents were sent to federal jails, children were housed in detention centers. While this event was fairly recent, the act of separation has been happening in America for centuries.

Clock "walls" represent moments in time in which the act of separation had occurred. The clock itself is entirely made of concrete, with only the housing mechanism made of styrene.
SEPT 2018 – NOV 2018

"Build the Wall." This was both my foundation and inspiration for my clock and social issue topic. In the summer of 2018, the Trump Administration issued an order in which immigrant families were detained and families were separated. While parents were sent to federal jails, children were housed in detention centers. While this event was fairly recent, the act of separation has been happening in America for centuries.

I decided to conduct research and show events of separation within my clock to create "walls" to represent moments in time in which the act of separation had occurred. Originally made of wood, I challenged myself in creating a clock that symbolized cold and raw emotion, but incorporating as well the harsh words for President Trump. The clock itself is entirely made of concrete, with only the housing mechanism made of styrene.

CATEGORY: Product Design
SEPT 2018 – NOV 2018

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PROCESS

PROCESS

Clcok-construction

Construction for this project was comprised of many trials and errors. Originally made of acrylic and various types of paints, my attempt was to create a clock that was not only lightweight but to have the look and feel of concrete. After deliberation, I decided that instead of replicating a material, I should figure out a way to create a product using actual concrete. Once the project was over, I was left with one acrylic attempt, two wooden clocks, two silicone molds, three barely intact concrete trials, and many pieces of broken clocks.

PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION

As a final presentation, the ASU VCD class worked together in constructing a platform to display all 46 final social issue clocks together. Displayed in "Red Square", an area used to exhibit work within the Design School, the VCD class invited the public down to observe the finished products. As one of the class photography leads in the program, I was tasked with photographing the event.

As a final presentation, the ASU VCD class worked together in constructing a platform to display all 46 final social issue clocks together. Displayed in "Red Square", an area used to exhibit work within the Design School, the VCD class invited the public down to observe the finished products. As one of the class photography leads in the program, I was tasked with photographing the event.

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Social Issue Clocks: Class review. (Omar Mota / Photographer).
 

Social Issue Clocks: Class review. (Omar Mota / Photographer).
 

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