Project Concept: Evidence of Passing Time – Divine Damage

This project explores the beauty of imperfection and the narrative embedded in the making of an image. “Divine Image” refers to the visible traces of struggle and endeavor—the marks of time and process that remain as part of the photograph’s history. Rather than striving for perfection, we embrace flaws as evidence of life and transformation.

Objective:

Rework an old photograph you are dissatisfied with. Through intervention, adjustment, and layering, resurrect the image and give it new meaning. The goal is to create an image that tells a story—the tale of looking, seeing, and making. Each piece should reveal the problem it began with and the journey toward its resolution.

Key Ideas:

• Impermanence: Accept that images evolve; their history is part of their beauty.
• Process as Narrative: Show evidence of struggle—scratches, marks, erasures, and additions become part of the work.
• Resurrection: Through reworking, transform what was once discarded into something vital and expressive.

Approach:

• Select an old photo you are unhappy with.
• Alter it using physical or digital methods: tear, stitch, burn, overlay, collage, or redraw.
• Let the marks of intervention remain visible—they are the “divine damage.”
• Aim for a composition that feels alive, layered, and reflective of time passing.