Comments on: Exotic Discussion http://www.foundobjectsgallery.com/bartender/2007/08/21/exotic-discussion/ a photography journal Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:32:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Julian http://www.foundobjectsgallery.com/bartender/2007/08/21/exotic-discussion/#comment-43 Julian Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:07:32 +0000 http://www.foundobjectsgallery.com/bartender/2007/08/21/exotic-discussion/#comment-43 I need to reread the Berger. It was an interesting role reversal for me - arguing against a formalist! Ed, I think those 4 would look great as a set of panels. Don't forget to put up a jpeg when you have it done. I need to reread the Berger. It was an interesting role reversal for me - arguing against a formalist!

Ed, I think those 4 would look great as a set of panels. Don’t forget to put up a jpeg when you have it done.

]]> By: Tim Atherton http://www.foundobjectsgallery.com/bartender/2007/08/21/exotic-discussion/#comment-42 Tim Atherton Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:09:36 +0000 http://www.foundobjectsgallery.com/bartender/2007/08/21/exotic-discussion/#comment-42 Julian, Although he talks about the relationships of images one to anothr in something of a different way, but have you read Another Way of Telling by Berger? There may be a few things in there that could point you to some ideas about what you are doing tim Julian,

Although he talks about the relationships of images one to anothr in something of a different way, but have you read Another Way of Telling by Berger? There may be a few things in there that could point you to some ideas about what you are doing

tim

]]> By: Ed Nixon http://www.foundobjectsgallery.com/bartender/2007/08/21/exotic-discussion/#comment-40 Ed Nixon Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:50:17 +0000 http://www.foundobjectsgallery.com/bartender/2007/08/21/exotic-discussion/#comment-40 An interesting post about interesting concerns. It's hard to see and get people to see the implications of what you say on the web: the images are small and grainy, the viewing space is also small, unrealistically luminous and variable from viewer to viewer. To model a wall, one needs a wall I think. I'm on the trail of a hanging system that will allow me to put work up easily and just as easily move it around, take it down and replace it. I've found a 'clip track' system manufactured by a Dutch company, but for some reason hard to actually buy -- at least in small configurations. Why? Because I've been thinking along similar lines but in what I think is a more open-ended fashion, i.e., not necessarily two images, not necessarily in horizontal and never actually connected physically. In other words a configuration that can be customized to a space and the preferences of the viewer. The discrete 'elements' (as you call them) need not be in a particular format (which opens up the possibility of either vertical or horizontal 'pans') and the spacing among the elements can vary in a kind of musical time / rhythmical way. A visual morris code. One large piece I have in mind to experiment with is this one -- http://tinyurl.com/2wuerd -- which will start as four discrete, relatively large, plaque mounted pieces that are positioned much as they are here. I would imagine in total it will be about a meter on the long end. Admittedly, it's not a particularly 'appealing' thing, at least from a colourist's standpoint, but I think it will be a useful experiment. (If I can get my wife over the cognitive gap of looking, even temporarily, at 'deep winter' in 'high fall.' :-) ...edN An interesting post about interesting concerns. It’s hard to see and get people to see the implications of what you say on the web: the images are small and grainy, the viewing space is also small, unrealistically luminous and variable from viewer to viewer. To model a wall, one needs a wall I think.

I’m on the trail of a hanging system that will allow me to put work up easily and just as easily move it around, take it down and replace it. I’ve found a ‘clip track’ system manufactured by a Dutch company, but for some reason hard to actually buy — at least in small configurations.

Why? Because I’ve been thinking along similar lines but in what I think is a more open-ended fashion, i.e., not necessarily two images, not necessarily in horizontal and never actually connected physically. In other words a configuration that can be customized to a space and the preferences of the viewer. The discrete ‘elements’ (as you call them) need not be in a particular format (which opens up the possibility of either vertical or horizontal ‘pans’) and the spacing among the elements can vary in a kind of musical time / rhythmical way. A visual morris code.

One large piece I have in mind to experiment with is this one — http://tinyurl.com/2wuerd — which will start as four discrete, relatively large, plaque mounted pieces that are positioned much as they are here. I would imagine in total it will be about a meter on the long end. Admittedly, it’s not a particularly ‘appealing’ thing, at least from a colourist’s standpoint, but I think it will be a useful experiment. (If I can get my wife over the cognitive gap of looking, even temporarily, at ‘deep winter’ in ‘high fall.’ :-)

…edN

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