PRESENTATION
Voice and Faces of a Community

CONFERENCE
The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (KAMC2020)

Kyoto, Japan

SCOPE
International • Peer Reviewed

ORGANIZER
The International Academic Forum (IAFOR)

KAMC brings together delegates from diverse national, cultural and linguistic backgrounds to present new research and exchange ideas. This exceptional platform welcomes speakers and delegates from any area of education—from academics and theorists to policymakers and practitioners, in both the private and public sectors—for challenging debate and stimulating discussions around the latest concepts and newest approaches

ABSTRACT
Dallas has been one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. Yet, how do average people feel about living in the city? What are untold stories beyond gleaming office towers? To uncover and present these stories, I took part in a collaborative project “Faces of Dallas”, a multi-medium choir concert featured in the 2019 Dallas Soluna International Music and Arts Festival. It involved 30 collaborators, including poets, artists, designers, composers and musicians. The team conducted dialogues with people of the city through online and written surveys, with over 1,000 responses, as well as indepth interviews. Those voices were then woven into a complete creative program, which fused choral music, visual art, video and onsite installation. In this presentation, I will present the complex process of the project, and share how designers can apply conceptual and creative skills in multi-disciplinary collaborations. The findings will provide guidelines to consider by designers engaging in projects that create values to the community.