Shadow Writes a Letter

p5js + Video (Collaboration)

2022

A collaboration with Xiaoxuan Jiang https://www.amantalik.com/

Three images of hands reaching out of an oval, the illustration is made of letters that fill in the dark areas of the illustration

A collaboration with Xiaoxuan Jiang, whose work can be viewed here: https://www.amantalik.com/

This was a limited time create-a-thon challenge where we were randomly assigned the topic of "Shadow writes a letter." Working with Xiaoxuan (Amanda) required planning and trust, because we were working in opposite timezones. So we treated the work more like an exquisite corpse project. After an initial meeting and direction, we passed the work between us. She didn't know what material she was getting to work on, and I didn't know what the final work would be.

Try out the code sketch here: https://editor.p5js.org/bethfileti/full/t8Zq70Vks

An illustration is made of letters that fill in the dark areas of the illustration and forms a face which moves around

An illustration is made of letters that fill in the dark areas of the illustration and shows a hand reaching out of an oval and reaching towards the screen

An illustration is made of letters that fill in the dark areas of the illustration and shows two hands reaching out of an oval and reaching towards the sides of the screen

An illustration is made of letters that fill in the dark areas of the illustration and forms the letters IMA which get crumpled up and disappear

An illustration made of purple and green-colored letters that fill in the dark areas of the illustration and forms a woman's face moving in a room

An illustration made of purple and green-colored letters that fill in the dark areas of the illustration and forms a woman's face moving in a room and then it focuses in on an oval

On the left is asScreenshot of a code sketch showing an illustration made of letters. On the right is a photo booth image of what the camera sees, demonstrating what the code sketch is reacting to.

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An oval is cut out of a piece of paper and the computer is visible behind it. On the computer screen is a matching oval shape.

A print-out of the letters IMA in a stencil font and reversed

On the left is a Screenshot of a code sketch showing an illustration made of letters. On the right is a photo booth image of what the camera sees, demonstrating what the code sketch is reacting to.

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