When introduced to the task of making a book in a week, I can't deny I was daunted. Having never been a fix at anything technological, I worried that a lack of knowledge would stem my creative progression (as it has in the past). Luckily after a few intensive projects I felt more at ease with the software, and ended up relying on it to generate my own book.
The text which I used were lyrics taken from the Gaslight Anthem's song 'Handwritten'. I did consider changing text to an extract from my favourite book (Oscar Wilde's Tale of Dorian Grey) to allow more breathing room for the project. But I found myself hooked to a single line: I'm in love with the way you're in love with the night.
This set me off experimenting with light painting around my local area. I love New York at night. The energy peaks as the sun goes down (very different to where I live in England, the nearest town is 30 minutes away). The sounds and smells and lights intrigued me, and was the route I went down for my photography.
Once I has the text and pictures sorted the game really started, as I played with layout - the relationship between text and image to convey the type of message I was putting across.
To me, the lyrics almost sound like a mental monologue, confessional even, which is why I kept my photos very abstract and without faces. I just want there to be a beautiful harmony between these two elements, while incorporating grey faded boxes to frame the text to add a recurring element throughout the book.
Having been slow on the printing front I haven't yet got a physical version. however I am aiming to have a sort of vertical accordion book, a folded scroll which will slot into some sort of envelope or box...
Can't wait to see the end result!
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