Week 3

Yet another week. And....that was a sentence fragment.
Anyway, in studio we have started exploring ways to associate words with certain types of marks instead of direct representation. We experimented with writing stories where the writing represents the words and coming up with abstract illustrations of different terms associated with home. We also took time to create pictures representing the essence of different types of space, such as streets, towns, countries, etc. (examples in photos).
The week culminated in a project assigned where we pick a characteristic that interests us and gather photo evidence of said characteristic. I was intrigued by the idea of exploring objects that seem out of place, and I tried to find examples during my trip to Rome (such as objects made from unusual material, objects of unusual size or makeup, etc.). Unfortunately, I was reminded on my return home that I need to focus on a specific physical characteristic, not an idealogical one. So....I will need to revise my topic and start a new collection this week. As of tomorrow I should be decided.

~ Rachel
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