Typology : Proposal

“Leonardo envisaged the great picture chart of the human body he had produced through his anatomical drawings and Vitruvian Man as a cosmografia del minor mondo (cosmography of the microcosm). He believed the workings of the human body to be an analogy for the workings of the universe.”

 

I’ve enjoyed the freedom of viewing this project from the prospective of an alien and observing human behavior more through an anthropological lens. I’ve been reflecting on Western cultures complicated dynamic with structure and order. In fact strangely enough, the drawing of the Vitruvian Man comes up when you Google “Western culture”. My goal is to capture a large number of strangers all throughout Pittisburgh (and perhaps beyond). With that being said, I would need for the system to be portable enough that I can setup at least throughout campus. Each video portrait should be a minute long and have all around better and more consistent lighting and framing between portraits.

I’m fascinated that once participants introduce lines and order into the frame, then our innate desire to control the image of ourselves inadvertently has an impact our behavior and stance.

I’m still exploring different ways of showcasing or organizing everyone’s self-portraits.