1. The first thing i noticed in the room was the bed. It looks out of place in the spectrum of sports memorabilia constricting the room. Its filled with photos of a family; in the head of the bed; the mantle and even on the pillows spread along the bed. The bed sheets and comforters draw my attention specifically because my mother happens to own one just like it; and coming from a Hispanic family i see these kind of sheets like these in relatives homes quite often. The number of basketballs peaking out of every corner and the shiny trophies on top of his mantle, under his lamp shades suggest that basketball plays a big role in his life. Not just basket ball but baseball, kung fu movies, and arrays of music. From Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon," this room is cluttered in 90's pop culture. Where as the Puerto Rican flags and family portraits; tie in his personal culture; his personal life to the cocktail.
2. Osorio's attempt in recreating the look of a teens room was missing a deeper connection to the boy's individuality. Sure, we see is favorite basketball team, his favored movies, and even his footwear; but all of these things are hyperbolized to the point where the humbleness of an individual human is lost in the posters and mirrors rather than what the posters mean to him. Fiction to me stops on the border of the bed. Where the mirrors on the floor end and familiar portraits of homelike faces start; pop turns to personal; fantasy to family.
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