Continuing on from the idea behind my photocopy collage I began to think more about layers and traces hidden by time. Walking past this wall with peeling paint and weather damage almost everyday it seemed like an excellent opportunity to explore this idea. As the wall was too large for me to photograph successfully in one image I decided to create more layers and depth by using multiple photographs to form composites of the surface of the wall which would therefore mimic the layers and traces of paint. From this point I then decided to separate the composite photographs to create a grid with which to display the different layers of both the 'joiner' and the paint to create a sort of history of the wall. My intentions with the final evolution of this piece was that when placed on a wall it would blend in with the surround paint or surface to create in a sense the history of what could potentially be hidden beneath the surface to only be revealed by peeling it back.
A selection of the composite images.
The full montage
Final Layout
^ Exhibition images
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