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From left: Melissa Jones, Yin Yin, Nicole Lee, Leah Shin \/ Mark Studer photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Zachary Nelson
\nHomelessness is a growing problem in Washington state, especially in the Seattle metropolitan area. This crisis is also the motivation for four students at the University of Washington Bothell who decided to use their skills as Interactive Media Design (IMD) majors to raise awareness and concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHomelessness is a problem that too often gets swept under the rug,\u201d said Leah Shin, an IMD and business double major and a vice president with the Associated Students of the University of Washington Bothell. \u201cIf we become too uncomfortable to have these necessary conversations, then true change will never come. We have to open our minds and think \u2018outside of the box\u2019 when it comes to solving homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yin Yin with box \/ Marc Studer photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The student team created a cardboard box with an iPad that shows pictures of people who are living on the streets and displays quotes about homelessness. The box, part of a Studio Elements II project that focused on using art to illuminate social issues, was placed in the center of the campus promenade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicole Lee, an IMD major, was surprised by how intrigued some people were by the box. \u201cWhen we started this project, we had no idea how interested people would be in getting involved. Students who weren\u2019t even a part of our project came up to us and asked us about the work we were doing and wanted to help. It was a real community moment that made me feel proud to be a UW Bothell student.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making the box was just the beginning. The creators also made a video<\/a> so that others who couldn\u2019t see the project in person could view it online. The video was shot from a camera angle that mimicked the view of someone sitting on a sidewalk. It also includes images of people holding cardboard signs but does not show their faces, to encourage viewers to see homelessness objectively \u2014 without stereotypes. The team used these techniques to convey the sense that the homeless person in the video could be anyone, even a fellow classmate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe aspired to capture homelessness in a way that people could relate to. We wanted people to understand what it\u2019s like to endure the struggles of homelessness. That\u2019s partly why we asked UW Bothell students to describe homelessness on a piece of cardboard. We then later attached these cardboard signs to the box for added effect,\u201d said Melissa Jones, an IMD major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yin Yin, the fourth member of the team and another IMD major, said it was quite shocking for her as an international student to see how people treat the homeless in the Unites States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inside the Box art project \/ Marc Studer photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn China, we also have homeless people, but the culture surrounding how we deal with the issue is very different. People see the homeless as having a rough time, where here in the United States, homelessness is often unfortunately looked at as a personal fault.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students hope that their art project creates a dialogue on the UW Bothell campus and encourages students to come together to confront homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a big issue, but we have a lot of smart students on campus. If students put their heads together to try and make something happen, there is no limit to what we can achieve,\u201d Shin said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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