"Biological Clock" Project - Draft 1
This is an idea that's been marinating in my head for a while, but after reading the articles for class (and, frankly, with valentine's day rolling around), it seemed like the perfect time to start transforming my loose ideas and observations into a coherent design. I am a 27 year old female, and over the past few years, Ive noticed that all of my female friends (and females around me in general) seem to feel a sense of anxiety about "where they are" in the scheme of their life plans – particularly those involving dating, love, marriage, family, etc. There seems to be an intense sense of urgency about "when" (or, more specifically, by what age) you need to have accomplished certain goals, including meeting the right person, feeling professionally successful, becoming engaged, or having a baby. (The desired life goals, of course, are different for each person.) I think that this anxiety is pervasive and spreads like wildfire between friends, and creates an unnecessary sense of dissatisfaction for those who are not on the same life schedule as others. For a while I've been wondering where all of these rules, age limits, and time constraints come from. Is it society putting this pressure on females? Do our bodies and physiological makeups contribute? I am someone who believes that "the right time" can be very different for each, unique person, and that everyone's life clocks run at a different pace (and, of course, not all clocks have the same desired milestones either). Thus, I wanted to create a piece that would bring these ideas to the forefront and allow females to not only think about why we might feel this anxiety, but also have a chance to laugh about it and possibly have a sigh of relief because maybe it's all more flexible – and less scary – than we all think? Here is the beginning of this project coming together...
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