Leading on from the blocked out lines of the sonnet, where obviously the text and lettering is none existent, I began to think about how you read. Word by word, line by line, the structure of the poem determines how you read. Thinking about this and the blocking off of the lines from the previous experiments, I made this book which restricts how you read. Because the lines are covered up, you have to turn the page to reveal them line by line - the prevention of reading ahead and the act of interacting and turning the page to reveal the next line is an aspect I rather liked.
One unintentional feature that came out of this was the shapes and shadows that were formed by the layering up of the black pages (bottom picture). Perhaps further exploring the idea of layering up is a possible way to develop?
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