Assignment 4: The day after

For this assignment, the class was suppose to do a photo montage. With the theme 'The Day after' in mind I set out to find any suitable sites where I can take my shots. I chanced upon the national museum whilst having lunch with a friend. It was then that it struck me that the museum is a site where a part of the nation's history is being kept, and it is these historical relics that construct the present that we now live in. The day after would then imply the presence of the day before, and any day before that - an accumulation of all that has passed. So here's what i came up with, taking shots at the back of the national museum.
I tried to encompass the whole structure into the montage, and also tired to make all the words readable. This is until the tutorial that the montage need not be 'neat' in a sense. And yes, the cherry is really to add to a little vibrance to the montage.

So after the tutorial, i went back and did some editing, with Mike's comments in mind. and here's the resulting piece.

The wrinkled cherry-like sculpture has been enlarged. Maybe to you viewers it can bring a deeper meaning? like how Mike viewed it as Singapore being a little red dot. Well, i rather not give meaning to it, since i believe anyone should ahve their own interpretations of what they see. The word 'Museum' has also been enlarged to create a greater emphasis.

Assessment:
For this assignment, I would give Celeste's the top grade. Her montage and her reasons for doing it was clearly shown in her work. I was quite surprised that her montage was actually of Chijmes, seeing that it looked more like a native European structure, taken in Europe. The European look that her montage created clearly mirrored how i think she felt when she came back to Singapore, and her memories of her trip to Europe. this would also fall inline with how a montage is suppose to be a creation from the 'mind's eye'.

Comparative, I would rate myself a 8.5/10. Although not exactly a creation through the mind's eye, I thought that my work would fit snuggly into the theme that was set before us. And since i like simple stuff, without clutter, I believe that my work would reflect my personal inclinations too.

Other montages created:
There were other montages that I did, and the following one would definitely be submitted if ever i decide to drop the museum one, barring a few missing shots. I hardly name my works, but if need be i'll name the following 'Aisle of Memories', taken at Fort Canning Park.

the following is just a random test montage.