April 27, 2009
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING
if you see something, say something...that was the name of the game.
We watched people call the number, but for some reason they are not showing? Maybe they didn't really call? Maybe the extensive score that leads them to the voicemail was too much for the common person to handle? Whatever the answer, we may have done a project and failed in the eyes of our classmates, but this interesting concept is documented in pictures, and text messages and hopefully can let the rest of the class be aware of their surroundings.
-amanda
We watched people call the number, but for some reason they are not showing? Maybe they didn't really call? Maybe the extensive score that leads them to the voicemail was too much for the common person to handle? Whatever the answer, we may have done a project and failed in the eyes of our classmates, but this interesting concept is documented in pictures, and text messages and hopefully can let the rest of the class be aware of their surroundings.
-amanda
DAY 4. Final hours
This project although thankfully is coming to a close was really something that everyone is able to learn from and can relate to. Since we all live in this area and there are things going on everyday in and out of the train station this project helped me to realize that people arent as scary and bad as we may think. today we posted more photos of sunny along with the ones that are aleady hanging of cassandra. It seems that people are more noticeable of sunnys photos and his presence in the station. To us, the most reasonable answer as to why people were more cautious of him, and took the time to look at his picture and call the number was because he was a male. Men seem to be more intimidating and more of a danger to the people around them. But what were people thinking when they saw these signs? We do not know. The signs were written to let the mind wander and the person themselves decide what the reason he was being looked for was.
As a group this project made us more noticeable of our surroundings and able to realize that sometimes when people see something, they something...but then for some people they don't. Isn't that a hazard to others and themselves? Would you call if you saw the picture and the person walk by you?
-amanda
As a group this project made us more noticeable of our surroundings and able to realize that sometimes when people see something, they something...but then for some people they don't. Isn't that a hazard to others and themselves? Would you call if you saw the picture and the person walk by you?
-amanda
Monday, April 27, 2009
RE-CAP
It's now monday and two days have passed since we started posting signs in the train station. Yesterday, sunday we went down to the station and hung up more signs, now a few of sunny along with cassandras. We decided that having cassandra walk around again was not a good idea, for we wanted to see if people would notice her outside the area and take action. That they did! Cassandra has reported to our group that many of her friends, co-workers, and classmates have seen the pictures and called her asking why she was reported missing. the "Have you seen her signs" leave an open mind to the person who chooses to read it. Is this poor girl lost, is she dangerous, a drug dealer, has she been killed? There are many things going on in the minds of the people who pass through the train station everday. After being there for a few hours on Saturday and a quick stop by on Sunday, we have collaborated and are meeting there again today with sunny's pictures and him as he walks through the station up and down the stairs. This project is slowly pointing out how curious and cautious people really are.
We noticed several things in the process so far with Cassandra's pictures:
1. Mostly young college students and clean cut people between the ages of 18-30 seem to notice the pictures hanging around the station, often times stopping to read.
2. The homeless-looking people also take the time to read and have approached us asking questions why we were posting pictures and were genuinely concerned.
3. Immigrant travelers and minorities seemed to pass by the signs, but noticed us standing there. We took the time to approach them and ask to keep an eye out, and they mentioned that they would try and help.
4. Business people between the ages of 35-50 did not seem to notice the signs nor us standing around. Probably becasue they are used to travelling constantly to and fro on the train and see many strange occurences to much to realize.
5. The best reactions we got were from an old woman and an old couple. They both entered the train station doors and read the sign. they entered the dunkin donuts and saw the signs on the way. Cassandra was standing at the bottom of the elevator, and when they got on they kept looking back trying to figure if that may have been the girl in the signs.
the big concept we are trying to cover is if you see something say something.. they saw something but are yet to say something!
Today is another day, and with sunny in our group and a sun in the sky, we are sure to get more responses, hopefully ones documented on hipcast!
-amanda
We noticed several things in the process so far with Cassandra's pictures:
1. Mostly young college students and clean cut people between the ages of 18-30 seem to notice the pictures hanging around the station, often times stopping to read.
2. The homeless-looking people also take the time to read and have approached us asking questions why we were posting pictures and were genuinely concerned.
3. Immigrant travelers and minorities seemed to pass by the signs, but noticed us standing there. We took the time to approach them and ask to keep an eye out, and they mentioned that they would try and help.
4. Business people between the ages of 35-50 did not seem to notice the signs nor us standing around. Probably becasue they are used to travelling constantly to and fro on the train and see many strange occurences to much to realize.
5. The best reactions we got were from an old woman and an old couple. They both entered the train station doors and read the sign. they entered the dunkin donuts and saw the signs on the way. Cassandra was standing at the bottom of the elevator, and when they got on they kept looking back trying to figure if that may have been the girl in the signs.
the big concept we are trying to cover is if you see something say something.. they saw something but are yet to say something!
Today is another day, and with sunny in our group and a sun in the sky, we are sure to get more responses, hopefully ones documented on hipcast!
-amanda
Saturday, April 25, 2009
SATURDAY APRIL 25
Today our group is meeting at the train station around 4:00. Individually we all bring something different to the group which is sure to help us in documenting and understanding our surroundings. We are beginning with placing pictures of sunny with captions that are intended to bring curiosity to viewers and the number of the hipcast for them to call if they see him. We will be searching to see if people can identify himself to the picture no matter what he is doing. He will be in different locations with in the train station over the next few hours. We will attempt to do this for the next 3 days? We are interested to see the type of people that are observant. Which stereotype of a person passing through new brunswick on this train station is bound to notice? After doing this with the only male in our group. One of us girls will have to step up and do the same things sunny did with our picture surfacing all over the station. It is common curiosity to see which sex will get more phone calls to the hipcast and both if any?
This project hits everyone close to home, because we are living in this city, and over the years many people have traveled in and out smuggling in different illegal substances, weapons, and even people in human trafficking. The train station is a basis for different types of people in different places, with dangers everywhere. posting our faces all over the station is part of understanding the type of people at the station during different times and days, and their reasons for being on the train. Are they observant? Are we being overly observant? Are people faced with anxiety? Which age groups and social statuses notice things more than the other?
-amanda
This project hits everyone close to home, because we are living in this city, and over the years many people have traveled in and out smuggling in different illegal substances, weapons, and even people in human trafficking. The train station is a basis for different types of people in different places, with dangers everywhere. posting our faces all over the station is part of understanding the type of people at the station during different times and days, and their reasons for being on the train. Are they observant? Are we being overly observant? Are people faced with anxiety? Which age groups and social statuses notice things more than the other?
-amanda
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