So today, I experimented. Explored, and now I am just pure confused. At first I just experimented with how pigmented the black was and how much extender I used, and seeing what made the red pop. But then I wanted to explore using the idea of pink as the background image, because domestic abuse is usually connected to feminity, and so is the colour pink. And I really like these images, however the contrast isn’t so great and also it loses the violence and the aggression.
Finally I printed it onto black paper. I only printed the one, as I only had the one sheet, however I have purchased some more to experiment with next week. The pink really shone and drew more attention to the background image, and the wool wasn’t as bright. Here I want to experiment with the opacity here. But also we discussed as it was a little more subtle, and how these situations of domestic abuse are sometimes hard to see not just for the outside world but when you are inside them yourself.
I really need to think about what I want to communicate with these images. Which aspects I want to focus on.