Saturday, March 27, 2010

Getting Nervous

What i did: I made a group of new photo transfers which i brought in for the second small group crit. In the last crit we talked about lighting- source, color, diffusion and also construction/materials. In this crit it made sense to talk about image content, show more images, and discuss combinations or grouping options. I also brought in a black and a white frame so i could get feedback on which works best. This week I also bought and cut new wood and replaced the plywood with masonite which was suggested to me in the last crit. I found that it looks better, and is much easier to cut.

what i discovered: that black is the way to go for the boxes. i discovered this week that mixing black and white with color digitally gives me the same satisfaction as using colored light and i got a much more positive response with this technique. the trick to my project seems to keep producing in a way that still leaves the groupings flexible in the end. this is why i decided to make all the images the same size and orientation so that i can make groupings last without having to remake anything. Mark would like me to seek help in getting them to be all wired together and a decision about groupings would have to be made before then.

What's next: i am doing my best to get a few of the boxes completely constructed this weekend so that i can have conversations about whether they are fire safe and how to wire them together safely this week. this week is going to be very difficult in the realm of time running out. i'm scared.

here are some images i showed:



1 comment:

  1. Lauren,
    For some reason, I cannot see the images, but it sounds like you are definitely making progress on methodology. Adding color in photoshop, building boxes for individual images -- these will allow you to make discoveries and try iterations which will be great!
    Looking forward to seeing the images.
    Hannah

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