Maddy Boyd The goal of my SIP is to bring a sense of interactivity, playfulness, and a renewed sense of purpose to photographs. I was interested in the topic because of the lifespan of silver gelatine prints, which come from such a detailed process and painstaking hours to perfect a single one - then to live in a box or in a frame, which I would argue feels like a very sudden end to a very personal work of hours work of thoughtful, carefully considered technical work. I considered how this ‘end’ could be expanded not only to include the creator, but to involve the viewer afterwards. My first outlines for this project were for a book. Maybe incorporating relevant textures, adding elements of physical perspective, or creating a space for the entire process to live from notes to trials to the final print itself. Becoming more of a personal project, I considered focusing the ‘book’ on a certain location where the majority of the photographs I planned on using are focused on. Due to time constraints and an unfortunate lack of outside material to include this iteration of my SIP became too big to be able to be able to embark on and complete to a standard I would aim for. Looking back back at the original intentions for this project, I realised the most important element to include was to invite the viewer to join in on the process to reaching the final piece. Using personal material that would require further explanation, while showcasing the beauty of a secluded location of historic interest, is not the accessible angle I was going for from my first planning stages. Yes, it can be appreciated, but what does that connection look like after the content has been viewed? How can that impact be furthered and expanded? To keep a long story short: How can I include everyone in this experience? Allow a viewer to include their own personal photographs. Everyone has photos they go back to for the breathtaking scenery, which a photo on a phone never seems to be able to do justice to a place or time you would love to visit again and again. My primary focus is sunsets (a hashtag used on instagram 300M+ times), you know the ones with the gorgeous cotton candy clouds, otherworldly colours of the sky, and the world bathed in golden light? Let’s preserve that moment, but make it something that can be replicated and enjoyed more than on social media.
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