Small Scale Fabricated Photography, Toy Photography History, Art Creation Musings
I’ve been wandering through an unfinished game called The Museum of Things That Never Happened. Beside me, a notebook has been filling with borrowed lines, questions, and photographs I haven’t made yet.A translucent house, lit from below. Windows oddly placed, no doors. Portraits watching the person who came to look at them.Somewhere along the way,... Continue Reading →
I’ve been dreaming quite vividly, but letting the memories fade when they don’t seem useful for art. Maybe I need to stop deciding so quickly which dreams are worth keeping.
Happy Day 20! Raise your hand—or, well, leave a comment—if you've managed to post every day this month so far! And leave a comment if you've joined in on #TsDailyOctShare even once. You're still welcome in this creative space, whether you've posted twenty times or only one. This is my second late-in-the-day post this month,... Continue Reading →
After weeks of exploring dreams, Surrealist techniques, and altered states of consciousness, I've decided to start documenting the fleeting images, strange associations, and occasional misperceptions that usually disappear from memory. With a stack of index cards, I'm building a personal Dream Repository to preserve these experiences and see what might eventually emerge from them.
The October dreamwork podcast recaps surrealist creative techniques, emphasizing how they bypass the conscious mind's editor to explore the unconscious. The series connects dream imagery with personal experiences, grief, and various mind exploration methods. The narrative highlights a search for deeper understanding through dreams, creativity, and the complexities of human emotion.
René Magritte's philosophy in La Ligne de vie emphasizes uncovering hidden relationships between ordinary objects to create visual riddles. His approach contrasts with typical Surrealism by focusing on familiar items rendered in realistic ways that prompt profound insights. This philosophy inspired a photographic project exploring playful juxtapositions of manufactured and natural weather representations.
Remedios Varo utilized whimsical recipes and psychological rituals to prime her imagination for active creativity. Inspired by philosopher George Gurdjieff, she engaged in structured activities to access her subconscious. Tourmaline . experimented with Varo's methods but found mixed results, contemplating their effectiveness and potential for future exploration.
Our conscious mind is a strict editor. From the moment we wake up, it categorizes, rationalizes, and cleans up our thoughts, ensuring everything fits neatly into the boundaries of daily logic. But for creators, that logical filter can sometimes feel like a cage. It edits out the weird, blocks the magical, and stalls our momentum... Continue Reading →