As for the project, I had the initial idea of a project based in "diversity". Even though there are a significant amount of of projects and artworks with this same message in mind around campus, including the current Warren Towers installation. The first thought was something of a stacked face, slicing horizontally to cut out rectangles of eyes, noses, mouths, hair, etc. However, this looks incredibly strange in practice, and conveys less of a diversity meaning and is more just entertaining.

I then experimented with slicing diagonally, and I feel that is is less laughable and more meaningful as a depiction of 

I feel like even these rudimentary images show that it is more impressive to slice the faces this way. It also allows certain facial features to match up really well and show fluidity between races and facial types and genders while also showing major differences in structure and features. The next step is to put these on a wall or structure somewhere. Since it originally had a piece on diversity, the Warren Towers windows seem like an ideal spot for this hypothetical piece. I experimented with the diagonally sliced faces and windows, assuming this piece would be constructed out of a similar translucent material that the existed piece consists of.

This piece wouldn't necessarily look exactly like this, as it is a rudimentary depiction. However, I like the simplicity of the four main panels, and the idea of adding quotes on the street level. I feel that quotes not only strengthen the idea that words can be as effective as pictures, but it also helps the piece feel multi-faceted and not just one finite medium. 

Next, I experimented with the panels. At first, I had assumed the panels were larger and wider, which may have lent it better to these facial splices, but upon really looking at the layout, I feel the tall, narrow panels might lend themselves better to a splice based upon panel location, to compose one or two larger faces sliced in accordance with panel pattern.

I made three drafts, to show one more full set of panels, one more sparse, and one to try to combine both ideas. I love how this works without being overwhelming, and it gives a true sense of the message, which truly is diversity. Upon coming to BU, I experienced more diversity than I ever had back in the suburbs of New Hampshire. However, upon trying to google pictures for the faces, I found myself having to specify certain races to achieve a diverse compilation, which seems less progressive than it should be for 2015. So obviously for the project I would be gathering pictures of my peers at BU to create a more naturally diverse mismatched face. I also feel the quotes work quite well in this project as well. 

At this point, I began to see how these panels resembled bricks, and was feeling I should branch away from the Warren Towers idea for a moment. I was thinking about all of the empty walls and brick sections on the BU campus. While another project could just be taking these same ideas and transferring them to a blank wall, like lining up facial splices or making posters that resemble the second idea, I focused on the eyes. For something simple, I just cropped out several pictures of eyes and put them on top of bricks. This could be a really simple project that doesn't necessarily stand out too harshly or scream "art project" while still sending a message and making someone who notices it think.

I think it would be an easy way to decorate an otherwise boring wall in an interesting and creative way. It could also have a quote included on a brick or two or weaved in between the eyes. I then returned to the Warren Towers idea and threw together the most simple idea of them all, of showcasing smiles. Although my least favorite at the moment, I do appreciate the simplicity and I feel like this could actually work because it is so simple. It shows the diversity of BU while being just a simple and uplifting idea of sharing a smile.

This could be interspersed with smaller smiles, or a quote about them, but I just put this together as a rudimentary idea that I can build on if I feel I want to pursue this. In total, while I feel like the Warren Towers ideas are the most feasible since there is a need and it replaces the old one without changing the message, I also really like the idea of putting something simple on bricks since I like more of a subtle approach on city art sometimes and the Warren Towers display is anything but subtle.