REFLECT
Throughout the process, the arch.i.tect team used journaling and free-write exercises to help us reflect on our own stories and how we wished to share them.
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We invite you to join us for this experience.
Find a paper, notebook, pen, and/or pencil (no screens, if possible).
Use the video below to immerse yourself in the world of arch.I.tect and respond to any and all of the following prompts.
Take as much time as you need, this is for you.
FREE WRITE PROMPTS
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Pick an object in your immediate vicinity. What is the object and why do you have it? What do you like about it, what do you dislike it? What do you think it says about you? What do you think that others think it says about you if they saw it?
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2. How are you "bits and pieces" of everyone you've ever known? What have you inherited?
Do you choose what you inherit? What "bits" serve you, what "bits" hinder you?
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3. We call the person we are on the outside that the world gets to see our "mask." Fill in the
blank: My mask makes me feel _____.
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4. Think about a song that reminds you of a certain time period in your life. Maybe you have
an entire playlist, each song reflecting a new era of you. Why are these songs meaningful
to you? How do they influence who you think you are?
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5. Respond to the following quote:
"Your body is the architecture of your every ancestor. Stop looking for flaws and bow down."
- Jaiya John
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