I was eager to get back home to begin some resolving issues brought up during my critiques and working out some new ideas. I made of list of multiple routes to explore in an attempt to push my work forward and will map these out in an upcoming post. A few of those issues I wanted to start addressing as soon as possible.
- create a sand painting that could be interpreted in several ways
- document the work through a series of descriptive detail shots
- use a square format and shallow depth of field for my photographs
Up until now, I have created Sandscapes by devising a pattern based on the shapes and colors of the land forms in a particular landscape. I wanted to see what would happen if I attempted to draw comparisons by combining elements from different sources. Circular, aerial patterns made by farm irrigation, crop circles, islands, and flower blossoms were all elements that I aimed to reference.
Methods of documentation came up a lot in my crits. One of my main concerns was that the photographs were reading strictly as documentation and not able to stand alone as images. It became clear that if I want the photographs to truly be a window for the viewer into another world, I will have to work on the way space is interpreted. Photographing a series of descriptive detail shots from different points of view, using selective focus and cropping to simulate limitless space will be my first steps to achieve this. I have also decided that using square format for my photography will connect it to my painting practice. The idea that the shape itself served as an ancient symbol for the earth (Symbols and Their Meanings, Jack Tresidder) is also interesting to me.
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