In the Glass
ARCH:264 SPRING 16
PROFESSOR: MICHAEL MOSTOLLER
TEAM YELLOW: Professor Michael Mostoller, Raghad Alfaouri, Harinder Dhanesar, Kris Equilag, Chris Fischer, Andrew Fodor, Ashley Griffith, Michael Gwiazdowski, Brian Homere, Agustin Melendez, Brandon Neva, Raychel Russillo, Gabriela Sartorio, Karsh Shah, Andrew Spero, Tam Vu, Mohamed Yousif
In order to display the mirrors on our kiosk, our team considered the context of the site of our kiosk as well as the personal interactions that would happen within it. The kiosk is positioned in a way that a student who is traveling to Weston Hall has the opportunity to choose a route where they can enter the kiosk and leave the kiosk while still moving en route to their desired destination. During this time, students enter this central intimate space with a full length mirror. While immersed in the space, they are able to reflect on who they are and where they stand in their personal collegiate journey as they become professional adults.
Poem etched into the mirror fragments on the kiosk:
The Man in the Glass
By Peter Dale Wimbrow Sr.
When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for a day
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself
And see what that man has to say.
For it isn’t your father, or mother, or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
He’s the fellow to please – never mind all the rest
For he’s with you, clear to the end
And you’ve passed your most difficult, dangerous test
If the man in the glass is your friend.
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
If you’ve cheated the man in the glass.
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