Studio Practice : Publication 2 : 26 Objects

The starting point and initial brainstorming stage came originally from creating a stream of consciousness for each of the five objects. The objects I chose include the following, a Gromit ornament displaying a map, cards, lip-balm, a map and photographs. This helped me have a broader and less limiting initial approach to the brief. Below shows notes based on the stream of consciousness exercise.

The next stage of initial thoughts involved establishing a link from the words generated by each objects stream of consciousness. I was then able to establish a link either by similar or repeating words generated through this process. The words that link can include, lost, Geography, surroundings, directions and family. This led on to be able to consider how this link relates to concepts such as location, alphabet, time, category and hierarchy.

The next stage discussed expectations of a publication and specifically a photograph. Next I considered how these expectations could be challenged, reversed or manipulated. Initially I considered altering the orientation of photographs as they usually have a uniform orientation either portrait or landscape. This could be challenged either by a diagonal orientation or playful manipulated orientation to represent the disfigurement and confusion feeling you have when being lost.

Other Ideas: 1-26

1. View finder shaped photos - the photos cut into shapes of countries to illustrate map illustrating directions an item you may need if lost.

2. Photo cut to shape e.g. skis

3. Photo cropped - bits missing symbolise when you are lost you don't know your location

4. Draw objects scattered and joined by dotted line often seen to illustrate a map

5. Photograph each object on a higher/lower step - to represent the different parts of your surrounding separated because you don't know your surroundings if you are lost.

6. Photograph objects in a homely and outside environment - this compares the feeling of home and an unfamiliar environment

7. Fold photograph into the shape of slope or mountain - the place I got lost

8. Tear bits to hide elements of photograph

9. Create marks hiding elements of the photograph

10. Use collage to hide elements of photograph

11. Storyboard 1 object first adding another object each photograph until all five objects are in one photograph

12. Digitally remove elements of a photo using Photoshop

13. Blur part of a photo

14. Page folded like a map

15. Photograph objects in light and dark conditions

16. Square collage grid of photographed objects with a few squares blanked out

17. One page crumpled up