I’ve chosen to explore the concept of identity for my big idea. Identity is important to me because I believe it’s something that no one can escape. Who we are is something we constantly deal with even if it’s not consciously. I often think about who I am as a person and how others perceive me.
For my midterm diptych I plan to apply the theme of good versus evil within the self. An episode titled “The Enemy Within” from Star Trek The Original Series has inspired me. In the episode Kirk is split into two copies when the transporter malfunctions. One Kirk is very aggressive and overly uncivilized; he’s overly violent, sexually forceful and obsessed with obtaining control of the ship. The other copy is very polite and friendly, but he also has no drive and is ultimately weak. At the conclusion it is discovered that neither half of Kirk can operate without the other, each piece works in accordance to strengthen his character. Without the seemingly evil side Kirk would have no aggressive drive and amount to nothing, and without his good side his evil side would overwhelm him and make him a madman.
I have used two images of my face. The left side is an image of me grimacing with a black eye, and dark face. I’ve used dark colors and hostile images to create a feeling of evil. On the left I used an image of me smiling. I have natural images surrounding my face with bright colors to create a feeling of calm. On both images I have a DNA strand coming from my eye and splitting towards each other. I have titled the image on the left “The Enemy” and the image on the right “Within.” Together they form “The Enemy Within.”
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