The book within the DVD case is an explanatory document for the film 'View Points', the result of the second study for my degree final project; looking into we can categorise individuality in unfamiliar ways.
Body markings are observed as a resource for differentiation and using this as a starting point, I looked at the way in which freckles on the upper surface of the forearm are mapped out into individual patterns, like constellations. The patterns throughout the film are formed by these freckle maps, gathered from tracing the forearms of five people, and producing screens of cut-out holes through which an image or film can be projected. The result of the projection is a view of footage which is unique to the person who's freckle pattern it is played through. These constellations provide a fascinating visual method of classifying individuals.
The film played through the projections was inspired by Jorgen Leth's satirical film 'The Perfect Human' and Lars Von Triers' deconstructionist approach to film-making - 'The Five Obstructions', where he asks Leth to remake 'the perfect human' five times, each according to a system of strict rules laid out by Lars himself.