The Poor Image - Written Response

 I split the creation of my poor image into two different processes. The first Process was to take a photo of the image from a computer screen, then repeat this over again twenty times. I choose to do this because I often take photos of things on my computer to keep on my phone as reminders. Following Hito's essay, I thought about how people use poor images in society. We use these images to spread information across a wide platform, but, as stated earlier, I personally use the poor-image concept to retain information on my phone. By taking a photo of my computer screen, I am creating a poor image. I wanted to use this idea to create my image. The second step in creating my photo was merging all 20 poor images into my final photo. To merge my photos, I used an online application called Merge Images Online. I would merge two photos at a time, for example, photos one and two, then download the new photo to my computer, labelled 'merge photo one – two'. After I had three merged photos completed, I would merge those three photos together and label this photo, for example: Merge photos one-six. This process was repeated until all twenty photos were merged together. In the screenshot below, you can see that I merged each photo at  50%. My image naturally cropped as I took screenshots from the desktop, adding another element of change to the poor images. By the end, I am left with an image that has whispers of its original but has its own uniqueness. This photo has transformed into an abstract imitation, a more vibrant and blurry photo. This new photo evokes a new emotion. It feels confusing and almost dizzying, unlike its calm original. Hito calls a poor image a bastard of its original, and it is. My poor image is a copy or a copy of a copy, blurred and mangled together. My final poor image is a bastard, holding only a few recognizable elements of the original photo it came from.