A public monument can only be erected when driven by an immense wave of public sentiment. The most efficient means to down a monument, then, is to rob the structure of its supports in the public mind. By stripping a monument of its place in the field of public focus, a monument is rendered useless and vulnerable. This tri-layer composition aims to stress the fickle nature of public focus and its inappropriately-vast sense of scope. The flip-method and papers were deliberately chosen to resemble paper quality and feel of a newspaper. The top layer acts as the initial blast of a headline meshed together in a disjointed chorus of other bold news items; confusion is stressed with the use sans serif fonts. The words are ripped from various headline articles of the New York Times chosen specifically to emphasize the jarringly equal treatment frivolous events are given as are real, pressing matters (celebrity gossip as compared to geopolitical developments). Once the initial blow of the news is plastered out, like blood to a bruise, public focus and critical opinion color the area in loud, garish thoughts. So many different effects from each headline result in a heady, white-noise-like mix of color that one must tune out in self-defense. Loosely matching the kerning of type, the color of public opinion dwells around in mist-like periods of reflection that drain away into the sinkhole of substance. Substance has no place in the frivolity of public focus; shifting from place to place, the lack of attention and follow-through burns a hole around matters of importance. More effective than explosives or precise disassembly, loose public-attention is the best tool to dismantle a monument by bearing it to the elements and time in periods of ignorance.

Cooper Union Early Decision Hometest Response #6 Part 1