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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.

 

'View Points' book & DVD case

view points book open cover

 

'View Points' book - fold out text and image spreads

view points text page view points image page

 

'View Points' book - 'The Perfect Human' spread

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'View Points' film - please click play button at bottom to watch

 

This project is part of a body of work produced for my final BA degree study:

‘Re-presenting people as abstract structures and designs: an exploration into human identity and the possibilities of systems and experiments to produce unexpected descriptive outcomes.'

The body of work questions the way in which we think about identity and identifying. It combines science with design in order to reinterpret people and the methods in which we categorise ourselves and others. By using the human body as a system for design I have been able to promote obscure methods of categorisation. The individuality studies are research projects with graphic outcomes, ranging from books, posters and a film, that have been informed by experiment and collaboration.