The purpose of my video was to display my attachment to my Metrocard. A Metrocard can provoke many emotions. Especially if I lost an unlimited monthly MetroCard or if I found one. Especially since these plastics cards can cost so much money. This object takes me places where I need to be.
I wanted to capture the moment when I am in a “New York minute” rush to get to school or work. My Metrocard may sometime fail on me if I swipe it the wrong way. Perhaps I swipe it to fast or to slow, to hard or to soft. Swiping a MetroCard is a technique that New Yorkers master over time and still we may fail at times.
Now, being a student at Baruch College can also have an impact on my MetroCard. Several times, when I am in a rush, without thinking, I tend to swipe my MetroCard in the Baruch’s ID swipe machine on the first floor. This is an experience that many of my classmates have experienced and I thought it was a great way to end my video.