Aline Spitzer. LINK

Letting Go by TheMadScientist on Deviantart. LINK.

Paper by Unknown. LINK.

The three images I chose, in each of their own way, have to do with being “pulled away” whether its physically pulling your hands away, or ripping a piece of paper in half. The reason I chose these three is because the poem I will be visualizing is about a breakup; and these pictures represent that in their own way. The hands especially, show two people breaking away from each other, breaking up. The paper on the other hand, is more of an abstract visualization of breaking up. She refers to the relationship as being “torn”, and when I read that I immediately visualized it as a paper being ripped. That’s the main idea I had for the broadside; having it on a piece of paper, being ripped in half.

With these pictures together though, they create a sort of narrative interplay. It tells a story, a sad on at that, of something being ripped apart. The first is a guy walking away, followed by the hands pulling apart, and finally the paper being torn. With those following each other consecutively, they influence the others in a way that shows the story doesn’t have a happy ending.

There could also be a strong visualization if the pictures were layered together, especially of the hands pulling apart and paper being ripped. If they’re put together, it would show the viewer the idea of something breaking apart, which is the tone the poem conveys. The layering, and usage of different opacity, would create a sort of digital transparency to mix the two visual elements.