Digital Sculpture
I chose to use the story of Moses from the Old Testament. I will be highlighting different parts of Moses’ life that all are related directly to water. The reason why I chose this story is because there are many moments in his life and significant references related to water, and all dragonflies spend most of their time and live near water because in their larval stage, they are actually in a body of water. The major points during Moses’ life relating to water that would make for a good turning point in a film or a book are when he is found in a basket floating through the Nile and Bithya, Pharoah’s daughter finds him, when he parts the red sea, and when Moses struck a rock with a stick after the Israelites were thirsty, producing water.
In order to accommodate my insect, the dragonfly, I will create the dragonfly as a representation of god as a guardian and a guide throughout his life. In the Nile the dragonfly will be either in the water or flying by the reeds or on top of the basket with Moses in it. At the Red Sea, it will be a side view as if looking across the water with the dragonfly flying through with or near Moses and in the final scene, he will appear by the staff on the rock where there is a crack in it with water beginning to flow out.
