Sustained Investigation
✦ AP 3D Design Portfolio ✦
What is the Sustained Investigation?
CollegeBoard defines the Sustained Investigation section of the AP Portfolio as "a body of related works that demonstrate an inquiry-based sustained investigation of materials, processes, and ideas through practice, experimentation, and revision." This involves choosing a unique and personal topic that will be the guiding force behind your portfolio for the next nine months. In the end, you will submit 15 images of your art and its creation. In addition, there is a writing portion in order to delve into your topic and experiences. Below is all of the art and writing I submitted for the Sustained Investigation, portion along with some descriptions and added information.
✦ Written Evidence ✦
Identify the question(s) or inquiry that guided your sustained investigation: (600 character max)
As a lifelong bookworm, I explored the question: What lessons, morals, and skills have books given or taught me? They have given me comfort past my bedtime, allowed me to see new perspectives, helped me accept and embrace change, allowed me to dream big, shown me to find light in the darkness, given me a community and home, challenged my identity, made space for cultivating new ideas, and help me to picture a better future. This portfolio is an ode to the pages that have helped write me into who I am today.
Describe how your sustained investigation shows evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by your question(s) or inquiry: (600 character max)
The motif of my portfolio is books as a medium and symbol. Pushing paper's limits, my work has eight kinds of paper folding techniques, from basic pleating to complex origami. As an origami creator, I created my own patterns and altered well-known ones like a butterfly and crane. Wanting to add color, I initially used tea to dye the 1st piece. However, it was too weak, so I used colored inks and tested different ways to apply it throughout the pieces, including spray guns, dipping, and brushes. Experimental light was used inside of pages to create a glow or even burn the pages themselves.
✦ Sustained Investigation ✦
