Analogue - Geoffrey Batchen's Photographic Artefacts

So for my dissertation I've been reading Geoffrey Batchen's Forget Me Not: Photography and Remembrance, and the post-it-notes have been out in full. Turns out quite a lot of the artefacts he writes about are pretty relevant to my analogue project as well.
Firstly, these heavily embroidered pieces of silk or wool, into which were sewn photographs of men on duty in the army and navy.

With these artefacts, the photograph inside almost becomes irrelevant, it is so much about the embroidery around the outside, especially given the image's size. They are described by Batchen as being "mementos of their service". The creators have used a classic art form, embroidery, and combined it with the relatively new medium of photography to create an artefact that "not only stimulates the eye but also invites our touch". They appear to have been designed to allow servicemen to look back on their experience with fond memories, perhaps presenting an idealised view of what it was actually like.
Next, a combination of homely textiles and photography.

Here we have an object that is such a reminder of home, but made up of images of the outside world. Again, like the previous artefacts, the pillow encourages people to touch and handle it, again, linking in to the tactile nature of photographs. The bringing together of all the different images within one item means that a wide range of subject matter can be combined and explored all at the same time. Almost like a patchwork quilt, no two of these pillows would ever be the same, with different people prioritising different memories to be made into something so comforting and tactile.
Although not exactly what I want to create for my project, looking at these artefacts does tell me that well before the invention of computers and photo editing software, people were making things out of photographs. They weren't just there for people to look at on the wall, they were meant to be touched and handled, the use of fabric and embroidery certainly suggests this.
For me, the act of sewing the images together creates a way for my images to become tactile again, as far as possible away from the slick, digital panoramic photographs that are possible now. To me, it doesn't matter if it is a bit haphazard - I am investing my time and imprinting myself onto the images through my embroidery, making them as home-made as possible.

Batchen, G., Forget Me Not: Photography and Remembrance (2004), Princeton Architectural Press.