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Sketch 6: Disgusting

Caroline Wong - Artist Statement Photosculpture

            My two dreams: giant field of flowers and cut-off childhood memories. My two nightmares: drowning and darkness. For the flower dream, I took pictures of a bunch of flowers from a gardening centre in Wal-Mart. I edited the photos so that the colourful petals would stand out among the background. For my childhood photo, I plan on printing out a black and white baby photo of myself. To retain nostalgic atmosphere, this photo will not be edited. For my drowning nightmare, I plan to take pictures of water (specifically an aquarium) and a photo of an arm reaching out. For my darkness nightmare, I plan on taking a bunch of photos of the sky at different times of the day, going from light to dark.

            To make my flower photos sculptural, I folded the photos into lily origami and made a cylinder vase out of leaves. For my childhood photo, I plan on cutting the photo to symbolize the literal “cut-off” of memories/dreams. For my drowning nightmare, I plan to make some sort of pond/pool 3D shape and placing the arm in the centre, representing the grasp for air/life. For my darkness picture, I plan to fold the different sky photos into flat “ninja stars” and placing them to make a gradient collage.

            For my flower photo sculpture, I liked how the folding turned out and that the lilies actually look like lilies. What I didn’t like was the vase and how it was just a simple cylindrical shape. For my childhood photo, I liked how the pieces hung from string to create a spilling effect. However, I didn’t like how the pieces spun around while being hung.