Eleventh and twelfth dummy book, and exhibition wall prints

In response to feedback given by Stella in our last meeting, I've changed the final image to an abstract image, and made it eye level to the image on the previous page; this conveys the impression that my younger self is staring off into nothingness, ending the book on a more ambiguous note.

Looking off into a grey void

Another aspect I have changed is the abstract image, by simply turning it around, in order to reflect the tones of the image next to it, as it goes from dark to light.

Also, I've added another name, Mario, to the text after being reminded of being called that in the past, and clarified the overall text further by including the feeling of displacement.

I decided to make two books as I had planned on one of them being used for the exhibition, and the other as a spare for myself. I wanted the crease to be consistent throughout the book, compared to my last dummy book where some images went across the page; but, despite trying my best to align the pages and take into account the white space around the images, both books didn't come out well. This was especially the case when I cut them down to size, wherein one was wonky and the other was cut too short on one side, as shown here.

For the exhibition, I have made the conceptual image A2 and blurred it, so it doesn't look too pixelated when made larger; it also links with blurring transition between past, present and future, as well as capturing something as intangible as memory. Furthermore- I have printed out images I've used in my last exhibition plan and other images, in case I plan on using these images for my wall.

Despite being disappointed with the finished books, in order for this not to happen again, I will cut the white space around the pages, so it is accurate when creasing the pages and stapling it. This should hopefully result in the creation of the final photobook that looks much more polished.