Due: Thursday, February 21, 2013

Using a combination of software of your choice, develop two compositions that explore the relation of image and text in terms of analogical and digital code. You may look back at how these terms are discussed in "Electronic Literature and the Mashup of Analog and Digital Code."

Both compositions must include a text, but one of them must emphasize the textual message, while the other must subvert it. In other words, the first must emphasize the text, while the other must play it down.

Requirements:

One of the images must have a sense of depth in terms of figure and ground, that is a clear dimensional relation of the objects in terms of background, middle-ground and foreground. The other composition must question these three concepts and can therefore be "flat" (interpret flat as openly as possible while still making sure technically the composition can be defined literally as "flat").

The format that you choose for your subject will need to comment not only on your subject of interest, but also use a medium that is actually relevant to the subject. In this case, the project cannot be Illustrative, but it must enact, or put into action what you aim to reflect upon.

For example: if you want to reflect upon the influence of the moving image, you will need to use video or animation. Or photography, then you should use photographs that comment on the subject of photography historically. Gaming: develop a game interface, even if simple, etc.

Both compositions must have at least three elements, but no more than six; at least one of them must be text. The text can be a phrase or a single word. The phrase should not be too long, and must not overwhelm/dominate your overall compositions. For each composition, at least one of the elements must be created by you.

Both compositions must be critical commentaries on one the following topics:

1) Politics (including the economy)
2) Advertising
3) Issues of gender difference or race/ethnicity