Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Timeline

EINSTEIN: 'Time is not chronological but it co-exists'.

 
 
My task to conclude the exploratory stage of the project was to create a timeline based on the weeks events. The pictures I chose to include for this can be seen below...
 
 





 I chose to use these pictures of various objects and work as part of my timeline as they show the different aspects I have looked at during the research week of the project. I have included images from the Design Museum, the Serpentine, the V & A, the Tate Modern and concluded with a picture of my final timecapsule. I feel that including these photos of each thing I have done so far, helps to sum up my research to end the week.



 Pictures of my timeline:

I experimented with different ways of displaying my images to create a timeline because
I wanted to present my photos in an interesting way. However I found this difficult because the pictures I used were showing very different things therefore arranging them in a way that had some order was quite challenging. The picture that follow show my various ideas, my favourite of these is the one of the images on the stiars as it shows the pictures at different levels which can represent the different times from which they are taken, going from the least recent to most recent.

This was the first experiment I used to present my photos, I laced the pictures in the wires of the hand rail by balancing them in the gaps. I did this because you could see the windows in the background that show where I was which add to the timeline because it is shows the present. However, because of the light from the windows it makes my images look dark and difficult to see what they show.




















These two images are of the same concept but from different angles. I decided to use this idea as it reminds me of when people release photos into a river and watch them float which links to the idea of memories. I like the idea behind this concept however i dont feel that it is portrayed very well in the way I have done it, this would be something I would change if I had a chance to do this excercise again.


 



















After my images had floated in water in the sink, I decided to stick them to a chair which allowed me to see them from a different perspective. I like the way they look against the background of the chair and the climbing effect as you work your way up through the pictures. However, again it is difficult to see the images clearly.










The next three images that you can see show the same concept but taken from different angles. This was my favourite of the four experiments that I used to display my timeline because I like how the pictures are on different steps so you see them at different levels as you go up the stairs. I think I could improve this idea but trying to make it easier to see the images that are towards the back of the picture.
 
 
I found that the given tasks for the day were quite challenging in parts because I found it difficult to know where to start with what pictures to use and how to present them in a timeline in an interesting way. I feel that overall my timeline is successful because I experimented with a variety of ideas before I found the concept I liked the most. The feedback I got from others was positive because they thought the way in which I had presented my timeline was unusual and they hadn't thought of doing it in that way, however to also be careful with the angle in which I take the photograph from so that you can see all the images as clearly as possible. I think if I was to do this again and if I had more time I would experiment even more with different ways of presenting my ideas and using different images that perhaps relate more to me personally.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


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