CPS: Week 4 - Place

In response to the theme of place, I created an illustration of my desk using procreate. I took a photo of the state of my desk without moving anything and used it to draw in every detail and object. With the two different versions of the image, I coloured parts of one of them to highlight the items that were out of place or that were incorrectly positioned. Most of the items that were coloured were items that were only there at the moment that I took the photo and would not normally be present on the desk.

By creating the illustration of my desk, I was able to convey details about myself and share things such as my work habits, organisation, and interests. Using my desk as the focus of the place, expressed different characteristics of myself and also conveyed a story of how items or objects would end up on the desk.

Similar work is created by Witch Beam, whose work Unpacking explores the theme place by having the game centre around organising and putting away items in an apartment or room. The story of the game is only conveyed through the spaces you unpack in and the objects in the boxes. The person who owns the items you unpack is never seen and the only way to learn about them is through the places.