Change is inevitable.

When I first sat down to put my collage together, I wanted to choose images that represent the way people see me.  Swimming would have been predominant, but beyond that I couldn’t think of anything else to put on it.  After deliberating for a long time, I decided to narrow the focus of my collage to represent things in which I believe.  I figured people see me all the time, but my beliefs are very rarely seen.

The bright orange text that reads, “Change is inevitable.” undoubtedly attracts the viewers attention first.  The strength of the text and its contrast from the background symbolizes very well how strongly I believe in change.  Simply being thrust into a new environment like college, with new people, will cause change in a person.  Even if you can’t feel or see it, the way people act changes you.  The things people say, can change you in the smallest ways.  Even though the Good/Evil meter points to evil, I believe that the person to which it refers can change and make the meter read “Good.”

The next objects that succeed in grabbing the viewer’s attention are probably the numbers 1, 2, 3.  They are deliberately not arranged in a triangle to represent the lack of stability that we face in life.  Everything is uncertain.  Nothing lasts forever.  The numbers 1, 2, and 3 represent the rules by which I live my life: 1. When you make a promise, keep it.  2. Anything at all for the one you love.  3. Don’t ever stop.  These rules, however, are not set in stone and are subject to change.  At any moment, something can happen to change me and I can decide that promises are not important.

The Chinese character is my last name, Wong.  Literally translated, it is the color yellow.  In ancient China, yellow was the imperial color – only the emperor could wear that color.  Now, it’s one of the most common Chinese surnames in the world.  Even the world changes, eventually.

Finally, I placed a series of buildings merging with the top of the forest to represent humanity’s shift from rural villages to urban centers.  The mechanical spider represents humanity’s progress towards a more tech-oriented society.  In the future, I believe that society will be extremely dependent on technology.  Things that we can’t even imagine right now will be possible.  The world will not be the same.  People will not be the same.  Change is inevitable.