PROJECT 1- Sai

Brief: Think of a tale or an experience from the past and relate it to yourself as a toy.

After a lot of thinking and jotting down points I realized that I relate too many stories.

One Indian tale that I have heard over and over again is of the 6 Blind Men and the Elephant.

The Tale: 6 Blind Men and the Elephant

It was six men of Indostan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.

The First approach'd the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
"God bless me! but the Elephant
Is very like a wall!"

The Second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried, -"Ho! what have we here
So very round and smooth and sharp?
To me 'tis mighty clear
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a spear!"

The Third approached the animal,
And happening to take
The squirming trunk within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant
Is very like a snake!"

The Fourth reached out his eager hand,
And felt about the knee.
"What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain," quoth he,
"'Tis clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a tree!"

The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,
Said: "E'en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an Elephant
Is very like a fan!"

The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Then, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant
Is very like a rope!"

And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!

MORAL.
So oft in theologic wars,
The disputants, I ween,
Rail on in utter ignorance
Of what each other mean,
And prate about an Elephant
Not one of them has seen!

So that was that.

My Concept:
...was to reverse the story and say that there is not one thing that can define me.
So had the basic parts that constitute the face to be the characters. I personalized them according to how each of these parts is on my face.
They think they are ‘Sai’. Now each of these parts has a hobby.
They are interrupted by each other each time they try to introduce themselves due to the identity crises.
A strange force pulls them together and makes them realize that they are meant to be for each other and with each other and form one entity called ‘SAI’.


My Story:
There were two eyes, some fizzy hair and a pair of lips. They were in the process of introducing themselves to each other.











The conversation:

Eye 1: Hello! I’m Sai. I think the world is a beautiful place. I just want to look around and see as much as I can and....





Eye 2: .....Ahem.....I think there is a lil’ mistake here. Wont’ Blame you....’coz maybe we look alike or whatever....but I am Sai. And I don’t just see things, I observe, I watch....



Lip: Ok...ok...Wait a minute. I have a lot of friends. I can get anyone to vouch for me....I am the real Sai!






Hair: Now I am more confused than I ever was. If you and you and you are Sai then who am I?
WHO AM I?????






(....Some strange force pulled everything together......)

Eye 1: WOW! What just happend?

Hair: I don’t know but I feel I belong somewhere. I feel connected. A little saner.

Lip: I feel like I’m not just a voice. I have a face now.

Eye 2: Hey! Look ahead.

All the parts face ahead. “WE ARE SAI!”