Category: Research

POV: Researched

Sorry this is way overdue but here is more research and maybe a finalization of ideas…

Honestly, I felt that the previous POVs that I have came up with was not good enough so I have revised it:

Then Sun from the Point-Of-View of

  • farmer is harvest
  • Forrest Grump is a destination?
  • (in contrasts)

beach is paradise
desert is torture

body is vitamins
skin is UV damage

ex-convict is freedom
blind man is feeling

  • (west vs east)

west is luxurious tan
east is avoidance (asians)

White Skin Asian debate

west is sunset
east is sunrise

apollo vs Amaterasu

  • (or in military context)

recruit is sunburn
trooper is never ending journey
sergeant is torture
officer is first light
wet feet is sunbath

so… I have decided on going with the contrasting concept.

1. ex-convict is freedom vs blind person is …

2. skin is sunburn vs face is UV damage

3. crops is growth vs land is drought

Point of View Ideation

EDIT: Jump to updates.

Subject

The Sun

  1. Sun pov of Japan is origin/Flag
  2. Sun pov of a Shinto is Amaterasu (goddess)
  3. Sun pov of vampire is death
  4. Sun pov of soldier is heat stroke
  5. Sun pov of night is the other side
  6. Sun pov of photographer is f-stop/exposure
  7. Sun pov of a lens is a flare
  8. Sun pov of a beach is paradise
  9. Sun pov of sunset is egg yolk
  10. Sun pov of winter is early sunset
  11. Sun pov of artic circle is midnight
  12. Sun pov of eyes is blinding
  13. Sun pov of sunglasses is muted colours
  14. Sun pov of Ramadan is fasting
  15. Sun pov of compass is time
  16. Sun pov of plants/trees/flora is food/growth
  17. Sun pov of a body is vitamins
  18. Sun pov of power is solar energy
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CHASING THE SUN VLOG on Facebook (sorry, not possible to embed in WP)

Reference Artists

Photographer Jasper James – City Silhouettes

Nikolai Tolstyh

After consultation updates

Some takeaways from the presentation sharing was:

  • maybe consider “golden hour” as my subject as it has the element of time to play with
  • “the sun” is in between “golden hour” (too restricted) and “light” (too broad) so maybe sticking to the sun is much better

More research

Jordan Mang-osan – Filipino pyrograph artist that uses sunlight and a magnifying glass to create his artwork by “burning”

… and apparently there is even a tool on Kickstarter to help with this technique: FEBO on KICKSTARTER

The results of these artworks are so pretty and might try to replicate this NOT by using the sun, but a similar look. (kraft paper + inked + silhouette cutouts????)

more ideations:

  1. the sun from the pov of beijing is hidden
  2. the sun from the pov of a heliophobic is trauma
  3. the sun from the pov of photophobic is fear|discomfort|pain
  4. the sun from the pov of a nightshift worker is home
  5. the sun from the pov of a scientist is a different light
  6. the sun from the pov of teletubbies is a face
  7. ego from the pov of the sun is blinding

Also, I will try to conceptualize my ideas by playing with duality of with/without light, with/without sun or day and night.