Project 1 _ Hannah

 

The categories I was particularly interested in exploring were animals, abstract, and flowers. I was drawn to images that had an ethereal, dream-like quality, as well as images that were dreary with horror elements. Elena Kropaneva's work (see the photo with the caption 'pink vacuum') felt very dreamy, but also unnerving. Further, the above image with flowers that appear to be stretched or dragged down. The flowers are dull, almost as if they are dead which is somewhat weird for art. Then I feel unsettled when I see that these flowers are stretched, it reminds me of uncanny valley.

For my scans, I wanted to use somewhat random objects to create an iSpy vibe. I used mostly objects already found in my backpack as well as some objects from my art supplies. I included my lanyard because I have quite a few keys and key chains that cluster together. I want to combine all of these images in photoshop and cut out each of the items and scatter them through the composition.

For my final collage, I wanted to channel the energy of iSpy books. The photographs from these books were staged and captured by Walter Wick. I loved these books and I loved the detail in each of the images. I also however wanted to use this to reflect on time and aging. I scanned images of items from my adult life as a student and also found images of toys that I had as a kid. The background image is taken from the ceiling of my office at home. I wanted to fully capture this space because I usually have lots of little items which reminds me of the aesthetic of iSpy. You can see an aerial view of me sitting at my desk and there is a text banner at the bottom of the composition that mimics the text at the bottom of the books. As I'm sitting at my desk, there's a a stream that pulls my face down through the text box. I wanted this to be similar to an ink smear. I want to communicate that the nostalgia and innocent curiosity of childhood fades away into adulthood.