| Title | Making South Station |
|---|---|
| Subtitle | Processes for Visualization and Construction |
| Contributor | Karie Edwards (author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.21983/P3.0085.1.06 |
| Landing page | https://punctumbooks.com/titles/the-south-station-hoard/ |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ |
| Copyright | Edwards, Karie |
| Publisher | punctum books |
| Published on | 2014-12-27 |
| Long abstract | Photography encompasses much more than just a click of the shutter. It involves physical work constructing, collecting, scrounging, and staging items. Though my medium is photography, process is my passion. All of my art includes periods of conception, collection, and creation. For me, conception is a mental construction of what the work will be aesthetically, emotionally, and physically. The collecting aspect is where I derive the most pleasure. During the hunt for specific elements of the work, I constantly adapt or change my concept to work with the objects I am finding. When I finally find those prefect items, it is a feeling of puzzle pieces falling into place. I gather objects that become my treasures and the visualized piece of work begins to come to life. Putting all my pieces together and creating my vision is the most exciting aspect. This is complete satisfaction and enjoyment—literally, making what I find work in the art I am making. My role in this project was to visualize and construct a subterranean archaeological site. I compiled a hoard of objects that tween girls would want to own, to covet and to steal. The items needed to be a variety of objects that held religious meaning, were shinny and “blingy,” evoke a feeling of power and value, and most importantly show social status. I also included items that emphasized theinternal struggle tweens experience during adolescence,giving up the childish items and progress to becoming young women. |
| Page range | pp. 87–95 |
| Print length | 9 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |