Creating a mock-up to explore the book vehicle tested in my roughs really helped me to realise the physical construction and operation of the image. Practising technical processes such a book-binding and creating free standing figures definitely required practice as these were fairly tricky problems to solve. Working with blue-tac enabled me to exhaust potential compositions in order to realise my roughs to the full and maximise the potential of the image. Working with 3D media also enabled me to test the aesthetic that a photographed 3D construct achieves as a printed image. Shadow creates a lovely sense of depth, enhancing the visual interplay between components. The physical book itself aided my realisation of narrative by exploring the images and messages that I want to emerge from my practice and more immediately from this task.
DEVELOPMENT POINTS
From creating this mock-up I think this seems like the most appropriate option of the two outlets in my design process. While the building block motif channels the nostalgia and play central to my concerns, I feel that the book as a vehicle can take on more meanings and symbols. Developing this towards a final piece, it could be interesting to explore use of plain building blocks within the negative space and using cut -paper shapes to characterise this, as a means of merging the successes of both potentials. Further to this, I think it would be useful to create the final components on a slightly larger scale to to achieve clarity for the more pictorial elements.
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