Personal Project

Luiza's Hell Project

By Anna Pontes

FORMAT

The project is an accordion fold book format with about 8 to 10 pages. Even having pages that can be seen separately as scenes of a story, the book works as a long horizontal image wen open in its totally.

STORY

The book tells the story of two sisters - twins, that were mystically separated in a dream as a result of hate and envy that both carried among their fraternal relationship. This dream actually affected the twins reality when the next morning one of them disappeared. Luiza was banned to this new, dark and unknown dimension from which she and none of the creatures that live there know the way out.

As the years go by, the girls realize that the need of each other is even more painful than being apart. But no matter what they do, think or feel, there's nothing that will bring them back together.

ASPECT

The project is based on a story I created years ago that relies on the idea that every person has two personalities. Most of people can work well with both of them and few brake themselves apart and walk on a path that strengths one of these personalities, hoping that way will lead them to success in life. Even though it may work for almost everybody, some people spend their lives suffering softly in silence for having made the wrong choice when choosing to brake them apart.

I love the topic for its dark and sad mood and the curious question that comes up by the end: Are they going to get together again? Is there a way to help them?

WORDS

Mystery:

1. anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained orunknown: the mysteries of nature.

2. any affair, thing, or person that presents features orqualities so obscure as to arouse curiosity or speculation:The masked guest is an absolute mystery to everyone.

3. a novel, short story, play, or film whose plot involves acrime or other event that remains puzzlingly unsettled untilthe very end: a mystery by Agatha Christie.

4. obscure, puzzling, or mysterious quality or character: themystery of Mona Lisa's smile.

Nostalgia: a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a formertime in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one'sfamily and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happinessof a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days.

Moral:

expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to rightconduct, as a speaker or a literary work; moralizing: amoral novel.

Irony:

…the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect…

REFERENCES

Various artists from illustrators to painters are being references to the development of this book. Some are famous artists, some are amateurs found via websites. Some names: Laura Laine, Aron Wiesenfeld, Inka Issenhigh, Joe Fenton, Joao Ruas, James Siena, Katie Hoffman, Leslie White, Felix and the film director Tim Burton.