Wednesday 2 February 2011

snooping.

Design studies gave me a new opportunity to look at someone's bedroom and to see what I could discover about their personality. I was paired with Pamela Goodman a second year Jewellery student at Dundee who lives in a flat with two other girls.
Pamela describes herself: "I think I am an everage 19 year old girl. I work a lot of hours and if i'm not at uni i'm out socialising and partying. On first impression, i think i give off a bit of an alternative, edgy look.I am very into the tattoo and alternative body image and i think that is a large influence on me, both physically and mentally. I love live music, espeically in the hardcore/metal genre, and i spend a lot of time at gigs, visiting other citites to follow either my friends bands or my favourite artists. I love female alternative modelling and my favourite model is Vikki Blows. My personal appearance is also very important to me - vain some might say, but i', just very concious of my look. I think that is something that may have been passed onto me from my mum. I am fairly close to my mum and dad and have a great appreciation for my gran. My room, i think says a lot about me. It is fairly tidy and is filled with mirrors. This may be portrayed as vanity, however, it is actually reflect light around my room - thanks to the awkward placing of my window. The colours in my room are very bright, modern and loud, perhaps something that mirrors my personality. It has quite a contemporary feel to it which reflects my interest in design." 
Entering into Pamela's bedroom I did not know what to expect. The sign on the door 'Caution Mosher' gave me the sterotypical expectations of a dark, smelly room with black walls and Slipnot posters on the walls. Pamela give's Moshers a good name. As her room was a pleasant suprise. The perfect size to be cosy, not crampt but not empty, cosy was the perfect word. Three cream walls, one red, and a red carpet. Clean, friendly and fun? Would it be exceptable to assume this?
Four large mirrors on the walls indicate a person who has considered all aspects of their room, placed so that the light can travel from the awkardly placed window. Mirrors could also suggest someone very fashion consious and likes to check they look good at every angle before going out in public speculation. Fairy lights above the fluffy red pilows on the bed show someone who truely appreciates comfort, like a bird makiing a nest Pamela has made this room her own. Suited to her in every way.
In the corner of her room a goldfish tank sits, a white cube with windows that allows you to see into the tank. Two small goldfish emulates Pamela is a caring person but one that would not enjoy being tied down by responsibilty. Pamela enjoys her own time and likes everything to be fashionable.
Organisation is good in Pamela's room, Snoop is on her bedside table and university is clearly a high proity in her life.
Photographs take up a large proportion of wall space, friendship is a huge part of Pamela's life. Nearly all the photos have Pamela in them with various other people. A very close core group of girls create the centre of Pamela's social life but her social life spreads much further out than this.
Three lamps situated in a triangle shape around the room focus back on Pamela's need for comfort. Mood lighting is important as it creates a homely feel and allows Pamela to relax. Perhaps Pamela feels homesick, misses her family and therefore makes the bedroom very cosy to compensate for this. A close family relationship this is reinforced by the fact Pamela has family photos mixed in among the one of friends. Two large photos of Pamela and her Grandma are hanging on the wall to one side.
They say a photograph tells a thousand words and one photograph tell more than others. Pamela, naked apart from pants with 'Property of Honour' written across them. This links strongly with dozen photos of glamour model Vikki Blows, a well know alternative Front model. Perhaps Pamela wants to be a glamour model or has already been one. Glamour models in my eyes must be very confident about their bodies and have a high interest in sex appeal and therefore suggests that Pamela is similar.  
Gig tickets are another common occurrence on Pamela's bedroom walls, meaning Pamela loves music. 'A day to Remember' conveys Pamela's interest in metal, punk and hardcore music. Hand in hand with this music is the society of piercing and tattooing. Nose pierced, could Pamela have hidden tattoos? A mircodermal is a fairly unheard of piercing suggesting Pamela know a lot about this subject and does not want to hide it as she is conveying it on her cheek where she cannot see but everyone else can.
After using the Jahari Window I know we only found out open information about each other. I found out more about Pamela than I would have on first impressions from just meeting her quickly but I did not find out anything about Pamela that she did not already know.