Last week I spent a few days by the seaside playing mini golf and avoiding the news... Never one to miss an opportunity to try something new, I packed some mini papercuts to photograph on the seafront.
The idea was to create papercuts that would sit comfortably in the seaside surroundings, whilst adding a little art to an environment where we are not used to seeing it.
Among the papercuts I packed were: a windmill, a lighthouse, a seahorse, tiny sunglasses, and striped beach huts. My preferred backdrop for many of the papercuts was the beach.
My favourite photos from the collection are of the delicate sea shells. These photos are successful because the papercuts are approximately the same size as an average sea shell, and therefore sit comfortably among the pebbles and seaweed. The beach provided a perfect natural backdrop for the alien, white shapes.
I used the blue sky and sea as a backdrop for some floral papercuts. Whilst I like the seagull skimming the white clouds, I'm not sure the whale tail papercut would be mistaken for a whale splashing just off shore... Like most things, it looked better in my head.
Although some of my ideas worked better than others, I enjoyed the challenge I created for myself. Remaining alert to potential photo opportunities meant that I really paid attention to my surroundings.
I'd like to try this challenge again in a city environment where I could produce papercuts to interact with the buildings. Much of the time we don't pay attention to the streets we pass through daily, and so this would be a fun way to highlight the interesting buildings that we tend to ignore.
What shapes would you have photographed on the seafront?
Until next week...
-Karen
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