Post Square 12.02.13 ~ Metro-North Haiku
When I opened the paper to find my subject for inspiration
today I experienced a disappointing emotional punch. I was hoping, before the
train accident, that we might be celebrating the naming of Bao Bao. The
precious treasure made it to the front page, but under the story of the tragedy
in the Bronx.
I had been writing a haiku for yesterday’s story in my head
as I walked down the lane to get the paper this morning. (I’ve added the haiku
to the end of yesterday’s post). So, when I saw the line of type over the cover
photo, with its seven syllables, I thought of making this piece a simple haiku
made from the type in the story, over the photo.
The section of Mark Lennihan’s photo I cut out has been
reduced to black and white and the colors inverted. Then the pieces of type
were applied and it was rescanned. It went through quite a few more effects
until the look was satisfying ~ harsh and sensitive.
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