Fine Art Identitiy Words Without Meaning 4th of December

Words Without Meaning   4th December

I researched some artists who use text in their art and developed some good ideas. I considered having a book where the words are falling out; or perhaps making a film of letters moving? The idea of having letters move or vibrate is something important as 20% of dyslexics have some form of visual-perceptual disorder where the words appear to move on the page. The words can also appear three dimensional, have different colours, and become blurred, making it even harder for dyslexics to read. I want to be able to show people the difficulties so they can begin to understand what some people with dyslexia go through.

I talked over my ideas with the tutor and was able to finalise my plans for a installation. I decided to go with the book idea; having an open book with letters on one page starting out normal and then slowly peeling off and becoming twisted. On the other page I will project a paragraph and have it vibrating to mimic the visual-perceptual disorder.

With only three days to complete it, I had to make sure I'll be ready for next Thursday. I started with the letters. I found some templates, then spent time finding the right thickness of paper so I could bend it, but it would still hold its shape. I cut out the letters then gathered some white paint and ink and painted my book so I'd have a clean surface to project the words on. Once that was done, I went back to cutting out more letters.

By the end of the lesson, I'd made a good start, but there was still a lot to do, and little time to do it. I hope I get everything finished.