"Graveyard of Perceptions"

America's Graveyard by Randall Packer is a strong commentary on America's political atmosphere. It's a provocative piece not only because it pushes the envelope with using such different media such as TV monitors and dirt it also broadens the perceptions of what the multimedia major entails. It seems that it is not just enough to learn the various programs but also to do something interesting and important with those newly learned skills. It is always a struggle to create something that impacts the world with strong message. The challenge of being a multimedia artist has little to do with the limits of the tools but the unlimited nature of cyberspace. Such powerful tools could easily go to waste; it is the artist's responsibility to make sure that this does not happen. It is hard to make one cohesive statement with so many options, so many different directions to explore.