Found Art Project: AIDS

For the found art project my group decided to do AIDS and AIDS awareness as our theme.  We wanted to show the fight against discrimination and awareness for the disease.  To demonstrate this theme we used different medical paraphernalia like condoms and pill boxes to show ways of prevention and to illustrate the treatment given to AIDS patients.  We also obtained a couple of movies which had a central theme of AIDS to show public education and information shown to the public to increase awareness.  To obtain these items we asked our parents for any suggestions or ideas on items.  Also, we looked around our house searching for different movies and items that would demonstrate the struggle of AIDS patients.  I would probably plan out the box layout better so I wouldn't be so stressed out the day of assembling the box.  Some advice I would give for next years history class is to make sure you have an abundance of items before committing to a theme.  If you don't have enough items it will cause a lot more unnecessary stress.

-Katie

We are... Aware of Aids

For our Found Art project, my group chose the topic of Aids. We chose this topic because it is an extremely important issue- worldwide, and we wanted to learn a little bit more about it. In America alone, Aids has taken the lives of tens of thousands of people. Our items varied from medical equipment to movies, to informational posters. The medical equipment was used to represent how Aids has become a huge health issue here in America. We used a pill box, a stethoscope, and gloves. One of our informational posters was a poster from the era that targets women telling them not to sleep with a man who shoots up. The poster provides information about how he can give you and your baby aids. We also put red ribbons on our box because the red ribbon, similar to the pink ribbon for breast cancer, is a symbol for the fight against aids. To obtain our items, we looked around the house and used the internet for information and pictures. We also asked our parents for items and information. I think our group did the best we could so I would not do anything differently. We did all our work on time and we found some really great items. Also, I am very happy with how our project turned out. The advice i would give to next years students would be to pick a topic that interests you, and that you know you can find a lot of items and information for. If you pick a topic that bores you, the project wont be very much fun.

By Jennah

We Are Aware of AIDS

We chose the evolution of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and the way it affected American life for our project. This was because it is a topic that the textbook does not cover in depth, and one that we felt is important. It is not some movement that happened in the Seventies or Eighties and has since died out, but rather it has become a global problem that we still face today. We chose the items we did because we could get our hands on them, and because they all relate to AIDS somehow. Most concern the treatment and spread of the disease, and as such it is medical tools and such. We found our items by scrounging around the house and asking our parents what kind of things we had that could possibly relate to AIDS, which actually worked pretty well. However, all of our movies were printed from the Internet, because it seems that nobody keeps their old VHS tapes anymore. As to what we would do differently, it would definitely be to start looking for the items earlier. The deadline creeps up on you. For next year's class, I would advise that they be prepared for the deadlines.