I haven't wrote for a while because I didn't think I was doing very well with my project so I was trying to focus on that without thinking about much else. I was beginning to panic because I wasn't panicking about not having a solid idea... catch 22 much.
As a way of solving my creative block I looked into other possible ideas of preserving flowers as this was the most sketchy part of my project, as I didn't trust that the flowers would keep for the duration of my exhibition. I experimented with the idea of having a 3D box image of a flower or possible 6x4 framed images of flowers.
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| Sketch and prototype of 3D box idea |
Having at least three or four solutions actually helped calm me down a bit, before I knew exactly how much I was freaking out - great timing. I just really wanted photography to be a big part of my project as that is my strongest and most comfortable field to work in, however speaking to my tutor Staci, she made me realise that I didn't have to compromise the fresh flower installation element of my work. I could do both, in fact I am going to use the photography to give the audience a better understanding of the installation.
For my next experiment with photography I am going to use a technique that I first seen used by Richard Silver, in which he takes several photos of a landmark at different times of the day, layering them on top of one another to great a single image.
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| Copyright Richard Silver |
So, I feel I am back on track and just need to get cracking with taking lots of photographs and sourcing plenty of flowers.
cya x
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