During week 2, I spent a lot of time observing my window at night. I started noticing the details of the reflections on the window, and how the inside layers the outside. I took pictures of these reflections, but I didn’t know what to do with them.
I placed all the images from weeks 1 and 2 on an artboard in the hope that something would strike me. All I could think of was to investigate them further based on their colour palettes. The process felt meaningless, and I got tired of it very quickly.
Before deciding which direction, I wanted to continue my experiments in, I decided to try one more method of investigation. Not one to delve into further, but it was something I was curious about. I wanted to know what other people thought of their window. What did their window mean to them? I asked a few friends and got a bunch of varied responses. These were some of the answers:-
This past week I also realised that I did not open my window for any documentation during this whole process. And when I did, I noticed the beautiful reflection of the view on the outside of the window. But it felt very unfamiliar. While visually I could identify the details of the view, the repetitions and the layering within the reflections defamiliarised it, in an almost kaleidoscopic way.
I decided that I wanted to play with the reflections of the inside and outside spaces to create new realities in the form of patterns and prints. In doing so, seeking a visual language that will tell the story of my window and the view it offers. Adding layers to allow for a different portrayal of the space.