Analogue - Daido Moriyama's Apartment

Through the use of hundreds of polaroid images meticulously arranged on the walls of the exhibition space, Moriyama is able to give the audience a glimpse into his apartment. Actually, more than that, the effect looks to be almost life size, meaning the viewer is engulfed in the space, as if they were almost there. Moriyama has taken Hockney's photo collages and made it on a much larger scale, allowing us to inspect every little detail of the place.
Here are some examples of photographs of the installation. Because they are from various different sources the quality does vary.

Moriyama has demonstrated what happens when this idea takes on an epic scale. The amount of detail is almost overwhelming. The project also appears extremely personal - the viewer is invited to inspect every deatil of his apartment. Although I won't be making a piece on this big a scale, the idea behind the piece is the same - giving viewers a detailed insight in a segment of my life. The room I am documenting was the place I grew up, and it reflects my personality - the items I have accumulated have built up over nearly 21 years.

As I have mentioned, I have decided to stick with the images I shot in my bedroom at home, as I feel this links in with my theme of nostalgia that is running through my work this year. I have decided to print each image 8x10" size, so as to enhance the amount of detail. I'll then be sewing over every join with a line of stitches, which will end up forming a kind of abstract grid. Picture of my progress will be posted soon!