And some more acatateness!

Following the success of the layered images (in my previous post), I have now considered the responses of my participants who have contributed in the form of text on the 'wall' of my Facebook group.

My original plan was to print off their responses on paper alongside their profile picture, and the time & date that they participated within this project.

However, after trying this, I wasn't fully satisfied. So I then considered what difference it would make if I printed these onto acetate instead.

This made such a great difference. As acetate is transparent, this means that these printed responses could also be placed within sandwich bags. The white paint on my boards will allow the viewer to read these responses fairly easily.

I also feel that by using acetate, the responses of my participants have been further embedded. E.g. the ink has absorbed into the acetate, and is now irreversible.

Their participation has been documented and preserved both within the acetate, in addition to the sandwich bags. So this is both individual and collective participation.

Layered images and commentries.

So following my previous post on multi-layered images to express our identities, I have managed to purchase some acetate. In order to create 'layered' responses which participants have contributed, I have combined both their images and their commentries into one response.

I think that these pieces work really well. The contrast between the two layers in each of the responses highlights the participants philosophy/understanding of their identity, whilst also providing a visual snapshot in the form of a picture to further represent and support this.

Here are some of the participants responses that I have combined:

Contributed by: Lorraine Loveland-Armour

Contributed by: Rhiannon Walker

Contributed by: Shirley Meades

In these responses, I have ensured that I have included the participants Facebook profile picture, and the time & date that they contributed their responses. This contributes to the preserving and documentation of their participation & their responses.

I have also placed these responses within sandwich bags. Again, these really work well. Against a white background, and the images themselves, the text becomes more distinctive and adds a sense of depth to the participaants responses.