Tom Jamin

For my Final Major Project, I created a visual narrative in the form of a book. With my theme being climate change, my aim was to show how our actions affect the environment in our local areas using colour, imagery, prints and cyanotypes. I tried to express the consequences in a manner that the majority of people will be able to understand, by not using a narrative. I let the progression of the books colours and pages express this instead. (Although I include a blurb with tips to help reduce your carbon footprint).

The area that I studied was the Dungeness estate, renowned for its unique scenery and flora. The A5 book was a conclusion of all the research and experimentation I had formulated throughout the project. This included interviewing locals, taking images of the landscape and manipulating colours within this. I depicted the shapes, patterns and tints from nature to really link my book to Dungeness on a personal level. My final piece was bound with the kettle stitch method using a needle and thread to achieve this. Activist organisations such as Greenspace were a great inspiration and reliable source of information. Especially to take action by donating and signing petitions. My goal is to spread awareness about this relevant topic and how it will need to be dealt with in the near future.