Explanation

I chose to create a high contrast with the materials I used for this project. The silhouetted figures against a bright, textured background helped me to do so. I used a photograph of a Native American tapestry to achieve this background. Through this piece, I hope to communicate the possibilities of a rebirth or afterlife once you die. In the first scene a figure is shown lying dead, while his soul lifts from his body. The soul is then grabbed by the Goddess above and transformed for the afterlife, a tree. The conflict lies in the decision of where the soul shall end up and the resolution is reincarnation in the form of a tree. A dead man, his spirit, a Goddess and a tree make up all of the characters, although I have toyed with the idea of constant leaves falling through each scene until you reach the top and are able to see the last leaves fall off the tree, onto the ground.