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Proposal Comments Hand Luggage |
Hand Luggage
The vision of hundreds of people walking back and forth in an international airport, all carrying some kind of luggage, each heading in their own direction.The idea of travelling overseas is usually very exciting but in this work, I have looked at it from another angle. When someone leaves, they are usually leaving someone else behind and this can cause sorrow and tears.
The work consists an inscribed relief of someone carrying hand luggage. This is surrounded by what appears like a section of a letter to a loved one, expressing feelings of sadness because this person is missed so much. Tear drops smearing the writing have been made by either the letter writer or the receiver, this decision is left to the viewer.
I have used the technique of scoring directly into the watercolour paper, staining the inscription with ink and using gouache for the lettering.
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