By Process of Imagination

By Process of Imagination is an exploration of the mind's creations. A character is transported into their subconscious via the melodies that also shape the landscapes ahead.

A place, an object, a melody; thoughts stir.
Doors to another time, another place, another form exposed.

Provoked freedom, an escape.

Thought and time scatter.
Progression becomes stagnant without choice.

Subconscious creations take hold,
rife with untruths and distorted logic.

Leaping from one state to another,
a playground of thought lies in wait.

Familiarities are subtle and whilst the past is recognised,
the future stays shrouded.

Layer, upon layer, upon layer; seemingly adrift.
Suspended.

As the journey draws to a close, conclusions are absent.
This world is forever present if called upon.
All by process of imagination.

Behind the Project

None of this work is instantaneous, ideas develop over time and aspects come and go. Starting as crude sketches or jotted notes, the images are an amalgamation of ideas realised at unexpected instances, yet my ideas always follow a trajectory. From the start of this project there was the theme of progressing through the character’s imagination, I therefore set about writing a short passage that would accompany the images in order to portray this.

Behind the Project is a closer look at the images, a discussion of their meanings and relation to the story. This is how I originally saw it; however, I hope that you can imprint your own thoughts onto the photographs because there are many ways to interpret their different parts.