If there are any books on Rachel Wall, I would be very interested. I have not found too much in a brief continued search for some. I am also interested though, in the East India Trading company, and the trade that occurred throughout the Essex County betwixt the East in particular. I have always been a huge history buff, and collect fun (dark) facts. This is a topic of continued research I wish to venture through in this upcoming visit to the Museum/library. I will be conducting on my own in the meantime. I know I covered a lot of topics already, but I find it so enticing to get lost in the search, in the collection of data. It's never failed me.
Should I not end up going forth with
any concept from this new information, I shall focus on connecting pieces of my previously acquired topics. I want to focus on the Spectre Ship of Salem, and the poetry therein, as well as this pale young couple of mention aboard in particular. I am likely going to stick with Aurasma, as far as programs/apps go, as I realized using a simple software for what I envision my artwork to be (complex)--it is simply more logical, captain.
Attempting to learn some complicated software to create likely something 'simple' as per time/learning curves and all that, inhibited me even at the research stage. So I am crossing it out and going back to start. I am not much for games, but I do like the chain reaction one can create with something as 'simple' as an aura.
I want to create a video, using all sorts of images; i.e. photos taken on location, time lapses (looped, brief), found documents/images, my own artworks in relation, etc. I want to do a voice over over it all, perhaps going in a more 'abstract meets informative', type of project, and combine
some of the stories I have found. These will be triggered by the area itself, possibly adding to the tours, the historical society, etc.
It is possible I could even do a series of short videos, touching upon each topic of my research as I go, allowing my viewers to collect information they did not have access too before. The Spectre Ship, poetry, Rachel Wall's story, and the tale of the body snatcher, Thomas Sewell. Each of these could inspire a series of auras, or they could all be part of some 'fun fact' sort of series, tying them all together. Either way, I have a lot to work with. Whenever I have no idea what exactly to do, I find it best to simply
begin, and make it work.
I will be using my time at the museum to wander, taking photographs and short videos of what I believe pertain to each of my chosen topics. If any books of interest are available in advance, I will take some time for that as well. The main goal is collecting the raw material for whatever series 'calls to me' from the area when we're there. I'm literally just going for it.
Shoutout at Groups?:
As far as the groups go, I know what topics I want to do, so am not sure what to really provide here.
If others want to help me, work with me, do something like me, talk with me, whatever, let me know. I would be
more than happy to make something together, or alone. I have no preference, but teams can always be of use, no matter the structure of it. I am a good resource, not just for fun, dark historical facts, but also with knowledge of the entire Adobe Creative Suite. My final show in a few weeks will be a work of sound design, video and animation. I also have graphic design experience, professionally.
