Project outline: Walk around Hawthorn while documenting and collecting artefacts to then inform the making of a catalogue.
I found pleasure in the process of uncovering my findings. First, I observed my surroundings on a large scale, recording images of buildings and trees while remaining alongside the footpath. With each new scene, I then took the time to explore and appreciate things at a smaller scale, picking up fallen plants and peering through cracks in fences. Once I shifted my viewpoint, I studied my surroundings again. By cropping my view, I discovered beauty in mundane and still artefacts. Street numbers became a game of counting to five, a scrunched-up flower turned into a pattern , and I imagined the branches of a vine reaching out into the street.
Each section of this catalogue begins with a scene I documented before me. The following pages display photos and drawings of that scene studied at a smaller scale, focusing on the details of texture, material, and form in the world around me.
Documentation of artefacts found around hawthorn through gestural hand drawings.
Representing these elements in a more abstract way is visually intriguing and exciting. The drawings reflect a personal and individual interpretation, highlighting the aspects of the object that stood out to me. In this way this catalogue represents my experience observing and collecting artefacts from Hawthorn.
Software: Illustrator, InDesign
