Artist Statement

Artist Statement

Cancer by Lauren Bonsell:

My project will take you on an interactive journey through the metaphorical scenarios and emotions that surround cancer. I have created cancer in an easier to understand context which is be characterized as a seemingly cute yellow and blue bug. The story explores the multiple paths that the disease can take you on. You may find your end quickly, or get caught in an endless loop, much like the differencing reality of cancer situations.

Everyone knows about cancer and is likely to have been touched by it in some way. I wanted to create a piece that enlightens people that it doesn't always end the same way. There is more than just beating or loosing to it. Cancer has many ways of existing, growing, dying, and changing. It can grow in numbers or in physical size.

I choose to let the audience decide their own path by choosing clickable areas in the story. Each object or area is significant to the next outcome.

Begin your journey: http://imagearts.ryerson.ca/lbonsell/mpm33/story/pg1.html