Light and Time

Usually I create writing using a PC and a keyboard. I have a folder on my PC which houses no only my academic assignments, but anything that might fall into the category of primarily "text" documents. This includes letters I have written which I might like to keep records of, Downloaded texts, excerpts and instruction manuals. Virtually everything else on my computer is set up for audio and visual editing.

I only began to regularly use a computer for word processing once I purchased my first computer in 1998. Prior to that I hand wrote, which was unreasonably difficult for me. My hands would cramp up almost instantly, and my handwriting has always been wildly inconsistent. I actually enjoy handwriting now quite a bit for a variety of reasons. For one thing, I tend to hand write for shorter periods of time than I did when I was in grade school.

This time-lapse photography thing came about rather spontaneously. I wanted the medium and the text to be related. I wanted to write, "Passion" in lighter fluid on the wall of my apartment building, but obviously, that wouldn't look good to any passerby. Then I thought about writing "Ants" on my kitchen floor with honey, allowing the ants to join in and promote their own species linguistically and nutritionally.

Ultimately, For this experiment I had to use my imagination and come up with words I could:

A. Spell with a laser pointer within 15 seconds (the minimum shutter speed of my camera)
B. Somehow convey the essence of using a non-text visual cue.


Word up, Holmes. Hope you enjoy!