Filling in

I just wrote a lengthy entry on music videos and realized not only that I have a LOT to say about the subject, but that it spawned a web of other ideas for writing. Turns out I'm obsessed with creating narrative - tying into my thoughts on nostalgia as well. We can create a better story from a photograph in our own minds than from experiencing something directly, where it's harder to fudge the details.

I'm thinking about how this would apply to my work - it's so important to know what to leave out of an image or a story, to know what to leave up to the subconscious fillers. This might be why I'm not much into using text in my work, as much as I try to include it in my practice, to get a grasp on typography.

I think a music video works perfectly here; with only a few minutes to squeeze in your images, the viewer creates a story in his/her subconscious mind to fill the gaps. This is why they work - a viewer is inserting their own feelings into those cracks whether they realize it or not.