Not much thought is given to what we can physically feel around us, and yet when it comes to senses, touch is one of the most used. We live in a world where texture is everywhere. Thinking about place, the texture of somewhere can be a stimulus, for memories of other things, or of another place. What I wanted to do with my project is use photographs of textures with brief descriptions of what they feel like to act as a "window" of sorts to that texture. This would be a challenge, given that my photographs aren't the actual texture, and when printed feel more or less the same as each other.
When taking notes for some of the photos, I used my hand rather than a notebook. At first because it was easier and more convenient, but thinking about it, there was something about the descriptions of all these different textures on a hand. All these words describing something rough or smooth or soft, on the same texture.
Inadvertently I created a more interesting display of text than if I had just used a piece of paper. |
When it came to displaying the photos with text, I thought of two strands through which I would produce the outcomes: Handwritten text, or Typed/Digital text. I first experimented with using handwritten text accompanying the image, and explored using different pens to see which would be most effective with the photos, deciding on marker pens being far better.
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Through these, I came to the conclusion that using the digital outcomes would be better, as they looked much cleaner and more objective, and generally more aesthetically pleasing than the other options. When it came to what to do with the photos
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I wanted to develop the idea further, rather than keeping it as simply a set of objective photographs with descriptive words. I set about brainstorming a few ideas that I could use to add to and build upon what I already had.
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I went out with some of the images and took photos of them, while manipulating and shaping them to the environment around them. I chose to photograph them on textures that were similar or the same as the original image, and let the sheets get worn and messed up, trying to further build on the implications of texture within a simple image.