The idea came from a creative writing exercise, where I described, using only ten words, a photograph of my choice. From the ten words, I then chose five which I included in a short narrative, themed around the photo.
I thought it was a good idea to select images from my existing stocks of photographs, rather than deliberately setting out to take specific shots. I wanted to avoid looking for an image and a narrative at the same time, thus allowing a less conscious flow to the creative writing.
Initially, I was going to include the image alongside the text, but felt the viewer would be too influenced by the photo. It was important to let the text describe a scene in the viewers mind.
I used tracing paper for the cover and newsprint for the text page. Fabriano paper was stretched, drawn on with ink pen and then splattered with ink to create the individual hand painted cover themes.
Each title has been inkjet printed in a multiple of six, with each book measuring 105 x 50mm.
Photographic Tales: 'lane', 'river', 'field' and 'path'. 2017
105 x 50mm
Inside: 'field'.
