Project 3: Process

Originally I was doing a portrait but now a landscape.

His watch to show time, which still works, with original shadow

 

His watch and the flag he earned but never will see

Started adding photos of him, removed reflection from glass case and added a drop shadow,
thinking of older ones fading and newer ones starting to fade or deteriorate, but "the oldest fading from memory"
Changed background color to the color of his coffin.

Started adding new photos, to deteriorate, file broke. started over, repeating above process.

Removing reflection from flag

Fixed the flag again, worked on placement and change some effects on images

Artist statement and goals.

My goal is to build an image that conveys the passage from my father to me. The passage of time. I will utilize items such as his watch that still keeps time faithfully without him there to see it, his tools and items he wanted me to have, and possibly an oil lamp that he got from an elderly neighbor when he was a young man because he checked on her. He wanted me to have this oil lamp, perhaps because of the cycle of me following with care for him. It originally was the lady's wedding gift at 18 from her father, and is over 120 years old. I want the images to tell a story of passages without words.
I'm going to apply the idea of fading memories through deteriorating, burning appearance to the images.

Project 3
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