Untitled (about)

about Untitled

what?
This is a sort of dynamic self-portrait. Every day I photograph myself and pick one image to add to this. I want to try to know myself better, to play, to see what happens. It was an idea that caught my imagination years ago but which I have only finally gotten around to starting (as of 12/20/97). It's planned to last for at least a year, but I'm hoping to keep doing it forever. It's about creating, about playing, about waking up again inside, about seeing what might happen. And I've decided to share it, let anyone who wants to see it come and watch.

why?
Why is partially explained by "what". Self-portraits help us to learn about ourselves and to express ourselves. I guess I'd like to do both. I need a creative outlet. I want to work on a project that just keeps going, and which is something I'll work on every day. I want to see what happens. And I'm a captive subject.

other details
Here's how this site is set up. The title image on the main page will change every time I update, so it's easy to see when something new has been added. I tend to update at strange hours, sometimes I'm nocturnal. This image is also the most recent addition, so it's not necessary to view the entire week each time one stops by.

Inside of Untitled are the images I take each day, in blocks of a week each. Each image on these pages is linked to my journal entry for that day, which sort of adds another layer to the "dynamic self-portrait" idea.

The links to the journal entries go active as I update my journal--sometimes I update the images earlier in the day. The most recent journal entry can also be reached from the "below" link on the index page.

I often have more pictures or versions of pictures which I like than just one, so I'm putting my favorite runners-up on "extras" pages--one for each day. So on any day one can look at the out-takes and see even more. A little bit of a peek into the creative process maybe. Or maybe just a way to get out of having to make absolute decisions. heh.

The title-versions of the images (the ones with "Untitled" on them) will also be in each day's "extra" page, so if anyone wants to use a graphic link to here, they can pick their favorite of these images and link to "http://www.ies.lafayette.in.us/~ginkgo/journal/untitled/". (Although the likelihood of this seems slim, I hate throwing anything away.)

awards

January 1998 Best of the Net from The Mining Company

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