Work In Progress

I am aiming to explore the relationship we have, and I have with nature, in particular walking within it and our internal world. Our thoughts and feelings. Previously with my Fragile project, I explored this by looking or capturing natural objects that reflected a fragile existence and how this reflected with my own life. This time, I want to explore that emotion connection, why we walk, why I walk and use those feelings within us, what is going on below the surface, as I discussed Susan Derges wanted to explore in my previous post.

I have been looking at the work of Ng Hui Hsien, who by using found organic matter and darkroom techniques that have been improvised, create images that have a personal sense of belonging and explore the external and internal worlds. Something that could be attached to own identity. All my work so far has had this connection in some form.

In my work below I have selected different images that could work overlaid. These were created digitally within Snapseed. I aim to progress this to using acetate to create physical overlay on a light box and then re-photograph them to see how the effect could work. Using acetate would work well, but I am conscious that using a plastic substance may not suit the sustainable element of the module. This is something I would need to take into consideration and justify if I do continue with this method.

Figures 1-2: Laura Marsh, 2021

Fig 3: Laura Marsh, 2021

Fig 4: Laura Marsh, 2021

Figures 5-6: Laura Marsh, 2021

Fig 7: Laura Marsh, 2021

I am struggling a little I think with how this will eventually finalise, but I feel the more I explore the potential experiments with overlays, hopefully I can visualise that sense of being in two places at once, physically and in our heads.

By overlaying images, I want to try and convey the idea of showing both the external world and represent visually the internal world, his could be by using images that show the journey of a walk and textures or views that could portray emotions. Cracked mud could represent emotions, pain, anxiety. Colour could represent happiness, peace, or calm.

References:

PhotoMonitor. “Myth.” Photomonitor, May 2019, photomonitor.co.uk/portfolio/myth/. Accessed 8 July 2021.

Figures:

Fig1-2: Laura Marsh, 2021

Fig 3: Laura Marsh, 2021

Fig 4: Laura Marsh, 2021

Figs 5-6: Laura Marsh, 2021

Fig 7: Laura Marsh, 2021