Brian, copying this to the enaction list, one time only. I have been
thinking about the captioning and delaying plays in Gautam Bhatia -- I think
there is a lot of mannerism here in that sense! simply don't know as to how
one contextualises it in india? to say the drawing board is a mechanism that
brings all this about? or it is just a deleuzian diagramme -- the eye
detaching from the hand that draws; tracing, overlaying and so on!
the borders on images, i don't know. the Empire.. series, i removed the
borders per your suggestion; as for the rest, an empty box while the picture
is arriving? i know i am in error, can't choose between a composition where
things dissolve in white space, and a framed one! some other errors i made
and kept, this one, i seriously can't decide.
there was also the question of image sizes (in pixels and megabytes), i have
been testing the site on various screens and bandwidth, trying to see the
time-to-arrive (the House of Customs official, slow and ponderous; Fall off
the Empire, rather quick) by toying with various .jpg compressions. also,
printing the images at various sizes.
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From: "human being" <human@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Anand Bhatt." <anand.bhatt@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: Gautam Bhatia, Sketches
>
> one thing: i would consider losing the borders around the
> images that have a white background (border=0 for the
> imagery to see if it brings one into the background of the
> page, through the different depth/textures of the images).
> (i do this manually with images as i do not have the pro
> software, yet there is 'masking' programs or features that
> can drop-out the background, if it is not already absent).
>
> my gut (feeling) sense is that a subcaption is unnecessary
> below the image itself, as most imagery speaks for itself,
> unless it is to describe (though, not to interpret). what the
> aesthetic meaning may entail could be linked off the lead
> essay and also as a link on the microsite's main page, of
> aesthetics-- yet i would not place value (positive/negative)
> on images themselves, as they are complex enough to be
> many things for many people. i read the 'empire' one first
> as a woman, then realized the building, but thought of it
> more as a phallus than a skyscraper (or both) and then
> it became more like the aesthetics described, but also an
> immediate involvement in the spectacle drew me into it,
> captured my imagination, and not through disgust or with
> horror. so there is a range of experiences that delaying of
> interpretation or captions in the immediate vicinity of the
> image may help others to appreciate for their full complexity
> yet also bring more content to the work (background so that
> it can be better appreciated, understood, contemplated).
>
> this is very nice webwork. thanks for sharing it. brian
>
>
> On Wednesday, February 4, 2004, at 10:11 AM, Anand Bhatt. wrote:
>
> > I am nearly done with the Gautam Bhatia Microsite design:
> >
> >
http://www.architexturez.net/FILES/folio/sketches-gautam.bhatia/
> >
> > suggestions? comments on the design or the contents? i've just added a
> > little quote on the first page (bottom) about bhatia's aesthetics.
> >
> > the lead essay to this exhibit is at...
> >
> >
http://www.architexturez.net/+/subject-listing/000181.shtml
> >
>