Independent Art and Photography - The finished article.

Here is the finished article that I will be submitting for this project.

I feel that adding a slip cover has really added another aspect to the book. It provides another level of tactility and forces the viewer to interact with the object, whilst of course protecting the book itself.


I also think the way that I have reflected the title page with the cover is successful.


I feel that the first image in this book is probably one of the strongest. I like the way that the normality of all the different houses in the foreground is interrupted by the cathedral spire. This is also reflected in the second image, with another of Norwich's many churches featuring.

I particularly like the angles in the bottom picture of the spread, it looks down into the town form an elevated point, which links back to Nicolas Nixon's work.


The top picture of this spread was exactly the same view as one I had taken as part of a much earlier project in Norwich. I wanted to feature it to make that connection with my memories of that time.
 

Here I wanted to focus on some of the quirkier aspects of the city, which is where I feel my emotions about the place come through. I think the way the tree covered in pompoms is silhouetted against the very structured building works well.


I knew that I wanted to feature an image of a view down one of Norwich's small streets. I think that it reflects what is to come underneath the fold out - lots of images of shops that are on these kind of small streets.

I feel the idea of gradually going from wide city views to close up shots gives a good flow to the book as a whole. This is particularly true for me with the inclusion of the row of shop fronts in the middle of the book. It provides a break in the middle of the all the varied views of the city to look at one particular aspect.

This is where I start looking much more closely at the details of the city. Again, I wanted to feature some of the quirky things that I connect with positive times in my hometown. The bicycle hangs outside is one of my favourite cafe/bars in the city, which is one of the reasons I wanted to show it, although I haven't made it really obvious.

These last 2 pages provide the page spread that I am most pleased with. I feel that the reflection of 3 things in the two images provides the perfect opportunity to show the contrast between a constructed design choice (windows) and an act of rebellion (grafitti).