Scanograph

        
          Overall I did these scans to provide an altered representation of myself.  I utilized the motion of the scanner to create a very fluid and distorted representation of my face.   In each scan I stopped for a moment in order to create one area of focus.  In the first image I wanted to emphasize a movement of line from bottom to top and back to the bottom.   I moved my chin up along the scanner in this manner to do so.  In the second image I moved completely horizontally with the scanner to create a straight line.   I then continued to move along at the same pace as the scanner to create and extended image of myself.   My goal was to create a distorted image of myself but still leave enough evidence for someone to recognize my image. In my first attempts at scanning, I moved continuously without a break. This created several horizontal lines and gave a very undefined image.  While it was an image of my face, it was impossible for anyone unaware of my process to realize it.  This is why I chose to pause and have the scanner record a focused image for just a brief moment. 

          Some things I dislike about my scans are the resolution.  I was confined to my home scanner for this project, which does not offer as high of resolution that I would have preferred. It also digitizes and artifacts the image quite a bit.  For some applications this could be a positive impact, but I feel that in this case it hurts more than it helps.  If I were to do it again I would try a higher resolution camera and I would experiment with moving slower.  I feel this would make it difficult though to create the fluid lines that I have in these scans. 

          I think some things that work well with the image is the high contrast to isolate the scan of myself.  It forces the viewer to look further into the line I created by dragging my face along with the scanner.  I think I could push this project further by isolating different images of my face along with more intricate planned paths to create line.  Also combining several into a long composite image could be a very interesting concept.