First- Self Portrait in 3D
When first thinking about this piece, i started with looking around me, about what my activities were in florence, and how they represent me. One thing that stood out was the culture of food in the city, going to the fresh market, and preparing garlicy fresh flavorful meals. I also have been fascinated by the garlic here, and how much BIGGER and STRONGER the garlic is. But just aranging the garlic, didn't quite do it for me. I wanted to show the process of cooking, of extracting the garlic clove from the head, something i do at least once a day. So, I arranged the letters of my name, in a way that goes through the steps, but at the same time, I didn't want the creation of the letters to stray too far from the normal cooking process. To fix this, I created organic natural shapes using all pieces of the garlic and placing them to create the effect of coincidence. That while going through this process each day, there was an actual chance that this configuration might take place.
Next, photos of type around florence...
I found that the type i took photos of around florence, was so different from that which we looked at during our tour of the city. Through the history of type, we saw such small details of type around the city, which my modern eyes would not have noticed. I saw the big bold type, with flashy colors, instead of the type that is the true essence of the city. I especially liked the type at the pharmacy and seeing where the lines of the water was during each flood.
