Molly Whiting: Knock Before Entering

Artist Statement

I have always been one to shut my bedroom door. I don’t know if it’s because I was trying to keep my parents out, or trying to keep my cat in. Growing up I’ve always had to share my space, so having one that is just for me has been incredibly important in my development as an individual. I can sing and read and cry in my room and no one will know. I feel the most comfortable in my room, I feel the most in control. “Knock Before Entering” is an interactive video projection installation that welcomes viewers to insert themselves into my safe space. Normal life is mundane. It’s mundane, and how we spend the majority of our living years. I want others to be able to get a look behind my closed door… without actually opening it. Through my work I want others to be able to get a look into the monotony of real life. Life is not just the most exciting moments; life is the experience of every day, hour, and minute. Viewers can sit and watch as long as they’d like, watch me in a meeting, napping, or sleeping as the sun goes down. This footage is unedited, and viewers can act as a fly on the wall. To get to know someone is to see them in every environment and situation, so pull up a chair and exist with me for a moment in time.

2022 VADS - People's Choice Voting

About the Project 

• Title of Work: Knock Before Entering
• Medium: a projection that is cast onto a standard sized door
• Student's Name: Molly Whiting
• Major: Digital Storytelling
• Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2022
• Hometown: Independence, MO
• Student's Mentor: Desiree Moore
• Mentor's Department: School of Visual Studies