I know, I have not updated the blog for over a month from now, not mentioning the gap between the last post and the post before this one - also over a month long - but as the Easter break just chimed into my life, I decided to waste some of the endless Internet space and introduce you to Aki Kaurismaki.
Aki Kaurismaki is a 'celebrity' (this is probably the last word I would describe him with, but it fits the context) given to me in the project called Author Biography in which we are supposed to dig into someone's life, look thoroughly upon their character and streamline all the knowledge in one of the outcome methods.
I am really happy to meet Aki - although he is not someone who you would like to get selfie with - the twisted atmosphere around his behaviour and work is most inspiriting.
Let me show you my visual summary of Aki - the alcoholic, Finnish filmmaker, who loves tango.
I have decided to make at least 16-pages long book about Aki - and on the book workshops with Katharina I managed to spew out my first attempt. I will post it despite the fact I do not like it AT ALL.
However, I have to admit I learned a lot - well, mostly about what I want to avoid during the process of creating the final piece:
- first of all - changing the colour palette! It is dreadful in the book above - I wish it could be more reserved, depressing, Finnish and melancholic - that means playing more with grey, dark faded blue, green, worn-out dark red or violet - definitely no more fuchsia and fairy blue!
- more consistent folding - the book above was just chaotically kneaded like a piece of batter
- actually choosing the most interesting facts from Aki's life, not just mentioning whatever I could have thought at the moment - if possible without text, which always leads to understanding being too direct - or maybe should I challenge myself and find the perfect way to use the piece of writing but not obviously?
- the only thing which I did quite interestingly was trying to hide some informations (secrets!) with flaps/extra spreads/triangular folding - and I find it considerable in the further actions
Alright.
The only thing to do is just start creating. Wish me good luck.
