Third Year, Semester Two, Week 9

Laser engraving onto Inkjet Fujifilm photographs. They're a bit bigger that the light boxes, hence the large vignette. Going to get some smaller prints made and also laser cut them, play around with text, fonts, etc, as I really like these!

Third Year, Semester Two, Week 9

A little bit of what I've been upto over the past few days; looking at layering text over text, or text over image. Been using the laser cutter to engrave into different materials, which has been fun!

Laser cutting into glass, which is only visible when the light catches it.

5x4 Ilford HP5+ contact print behind laser cut glass

Also been looking at my light boxes and wether or not they would work best in my slide projector piece, or as a separate work all together. I want the images to appear to be a very regular sight, just pictures of people 'family snaps', but its not until the viewer gets closer that they realise things are missing from the images (books from the book shelves, coats in the cloak room, etc). How they are presented below mimics how the family photographs are presented up the stairs in my Grans house. I'm also going to make some shelves and look at presenting them like that but right now I'm very undecided about the presentation.

Layering laser engraved paper over the light boxes. I really like the nice glow you get from the text, and think it makes people focus on the light, which is what I'm aiming for!

All texts are excerpts from my diary I kept of every visit to my Gran in hospital, her death, funeral, and beginning to clear her home. The house will be sold at lunch time tomorrow, so I made a final visit over the week end to take my final pictures in the series of her home.

Third Year, Semester Two, Week 8

Made these really quickly today, was planning to scan them in to laser cut them into glass/ acrylic/ metal/ wood, but I quite like them as they are right now. Excerpts from a journal I kept over the summer, documenting every visit I made to my Gran, her funeral, and the beginnings of clearing the house. The house is currently on the market, and will probably be sold some time this week end or next week.

Each piece is approx 5 x 4 inches, written in HB pencil. Click on image to enlarge.