In the end, Advanced Photo was another way for me to explore the things that I enjoy! It wasn’t so much as a way for me to push myself but as to explore fun new things in the medium of photography. I felt that it was a way for me to improve my critique in a way that was more gentle than I had been in previous years, to engage but also to be more supportive. I really enjoyed being able to meet new people as well as to develop new habits in my photography practices. This was another way for me to be more professional with models as well as a way for me to just experience trying new things.

I ended up really enjoying taking photography with Evelyne and I felt she pushed me to be more positive as a person, as well as to approach my artwork with a more positive approach. I felt she helped me have a better attitude towards what I like and how I want to approach my photography, rather than dismissing all of my ideas. It really helped me want to make more photos, rather than feeling like pulling teeth. In the end, SA244 provided me with the challenge of documentation (which was hard because I usually feel my thoughts are quite scattered) and this helped me learn how to better write & express my own artwork. In the end, SA244 + SA396 are both hard classes I was challenged with this term and Evelyne helped me in the best ways! 

Little Slices of Infinity is a way of combining two projects that I enjoyed into one instillation with several copies of each book.  In total, I made 10 books with old and updated photos for the infinity book. I wanted to have two photos point the correct way so it looked like each time it would flip would have the single photo. If you turn the image the other way, the flip ends up looking like the photo but facing the opposite way. The idea way to distribute would to have all the flip books ready to go from the instillation, and to give each person a way of tracking the image back to the artist.

My favorite part about these books are that they are so much more lively in person. They have small cracks and make small crack noises when you flip the book, giving it a unique physical experience. My favorite part about them is that they also embody a kind of imperfection that I am okay with. I really enjoyed creating these books and adding more wear and tear to them so this way they would be used and well worn, something that ends up looking natural. 

In the end, I feel like this project is definitely not more original than my previous two projects, but it combines two things I was interested in and ends up returning a project that looks more polished and fun. I really enjoyed seeing each person enjoy playing with each of the books as well, giving each person a unique experience with how they may flip through the images. 

Slices of Infinity are an exploration of the physical manifestation of the photography into a journey. Two of the four flip books were based off of a winter trip into Canada, as well as the other two books being based around a trip to New York (specifically to Dia Beacon + an homage to the neon instillation there).

 To be able to display these small books on their own feel complete, as well as to be able to video them outside and to show how they may look in landscapes. The sound of the outside and the small sounds outside coincide with the sharp flip noises that often sound like loud cracks, giving the effect of the fall nature. 

With a hot glue gun as well as the different photos, cut out to specific sizes. To be able to glue 8 photos together in a specific format to be able to show off the craftsmanship and unique nature of these books that continuously flip. This is something that I wish I had more time to clean up, to be able to find a unique way to present and distribute. I wish that I had a better way to track the nature of these books, such as keeping track of how many times they have been flipped and implementing a counter that can show how many times the books themselves have changed faces.