I find myself here, confronted by the white blankness of this digital canvas; its emptiness echoing my initial hesitations. Yet, the beauty of it, of sharing and creating, is in the vulnerability that it necessitates. It's no small feat to expose my finds and insights, my inspirations and wonderings, to the scrutiny of the world - but that's the job, isn't it?
See, I've always found it odd to introduce myself as a Designer. Sure, I scribble it on official forms, and it on visa forms, but does it encapsulate me? It's a title, it's factual, yet it breathes life into the essence of who I am, what I do, and why I do it. I curate visuals, I weave narratives through design, I explore the aesthetic abyss.
Last week, in my habitual bouts of visual research and exploration, I found myself down rabbit holes that were as illuminating as they were baffling. I call this series ‘Chasing Shadows’; an ode to the continuous state of research into the visual arts, with the gems I found a long the way.
Here’s what I found: