I chose a glass container in the shape of a heart. My middle name is Corazón so I have always had a strong connection to hearts. I won’t delve into why my parents named me that, but there was an immense amount of purpose in naming me that and there is a lot of meaning behind my name. Others probably view it as just a heart. In our society, hearts represent love and all the deep and raw emotions that are part of the human experience. As it is a glass heart that can be opened, a few metaphors came to mind. Having a “glass heart” is when you are easily heartbroken, with it being see-through I thought of “wearing your heart on your sleeve”, and the fact that it can be opened could symbolize the difficult act of allowing someone into your heart. I would somehow like to combine the meanings I listed above into one presentation. I think exploring a “glass heart” could be very interesting. I could break some of the multiples and somehow show the “consequences” that come with “wearing your heart on your sleeve” and pain that comes with it.
