Touch assignment



(Burst, 4032x3024 px, photoshop)

"Touch seems to be as essential as sunlight" (Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses, 80)

When reading this I thought of all of the feelings that come touch such as connection, happiness, and warmth, and how they are truly as essential as sunlight. I chose to make the background black because I wanted to really contrast the brightness of the "sunlight" to the darkness. Touch is such an essential thing in our lives just like the sun. 








(Touch light as a feather, 20x10 inches, feathers, tape, paint, baking soda)

"Skin can take a startling variety of shapes: claws, spines, hooves, feathers, scales, hair." 
(Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses, 68)


When reading this part I thought of a hand morphing, blooming, and exploding into something else. I tried to make it seem like the feathers were coming from the inside of the hand and that the hand was starting to change because of that. I also chose the hand to be light gray so that the colors of the feathers really stood out. There are so many types of skin in the world from humans to birds to fish and each of them are so unique and beautiful.

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