Altered States - Stop Frame Mind Maps and Mood Boards

On Monday, we were asked to create a Mind Map and a Mood Board on the theme of Altered States. As well as creating these initial brainstorms, we were asked to take photos during the process in order to make them into stop motion animated GIFs.

My initial thoughts on the theme of Altered States were physical changes of state (Solid, Liquid, Gas), changes in mood (Happy/Sad) and changes within sound (Like remixes of songs). I recorded all of these thoughts in my mind map, pictured below.

Above: Unanimated Mind Map

On Tuesday, we took these images into Photoshop and strung them together in order to animate the GIF. Sadly, my blog will not support the GIF that I made, so I used a Stop Motion app to make it into a video so that I can still show you.

I also made a Mood Board in the same way, showing some forms of Altered States that I feel are relevant to me.

Above: Screenshot from the Stop Motion App

Above: Animated Mind Map

My Mood Board shows some works by Vini Naso that are altered states of clothing, some ink blot works that can be visually interpreted in different ways, and some photos I took showing me altering the state of paint (Wet, Dry, Mixed etc).

Above: Animated Mood Board

I feel creating these animations helped me to focus in on what the theme of Altered States means to me.