ccdn 244 | project two | first shoot & proposal

I picked up my developed negs last Friday and overall was pretty happy with what I shot on my first roll.

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The second five were more successful:

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I am particularly happy with these:

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I really like how the hands seem to imply a narrative, although I am sketchy on that - other than the fact that the hands I used are those of different family members.

I'd like to do more of these and see what I can come up with...

I have also started researching the remediation process and my good friend Brigid told me about the 'liquid emulsion process' which allows you to print your images onto virtually any surface. I have thought about leather but will do some more research for ideas. It will require me to set up a darkroom, but that's OK as I have been wanting to do this anyway.

More information on this can be found here and here.

Proposal:

Proposal

1. Aims and Objectives: We are reaching the point of our bodies being able to remain connected to the internet at all times. I want to show how this might look and, in doing so, question how this might differ from other ways we are connected 24/7 (such as being the member of a family).

2. Method: Images of hands will be shot on a Holga camera. These will then be projected onto my body and I will shoot self-portraits where my own hands will figure.

3. Rationale: The idea is to represent the family connection through our hands. Also, my own traditional tattoo will be visible with the ‘eInk’ tattoos. The title: ‘Always Online’ is a metaphor for what it is to be a mother and wife.

4. Output: I will produce four images – three individual shots and one of all three in a composite image – as well as a multi-media clip that reinforces the family idea, the intimacy I am conveying and is a prototype for my eInk tattoo.