Stage 03 of 9
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Concept
What is this actually about?
Move from spark to stance. Content is not subject matter alone; it's the argument the work is making. Write it as a sentence you'd defend in a room.
Prompts to sit with
- 01What is the one-sentence claim of this work?
- 02What emotion, question, or unease do you want a viewer to leave with?
- 03Is there a symbol, metaphor, or narrative shape holding it together?
- 04Whose experience does this speak from — and is that yours to speak?
Small practices
- Draft a 150-word artist statement now, even if premature (Appendix F).
- Name the work with a placeholder title. It will change; give the idea a handle.
- Say it aloud to someone outside the arts and watch where they get lost.