“Adventures in the Nearby Far Away”

Following on with my research of the concertina and leporello form, I thought it would be a good idea to research Ed Templeton’s notorious work “Adventures in the Nearby Far Away“. The recently contemporary book by Templeton is  presented as an accordion-fold continuous book which spans 27 feet once extended. The books plot surround the journey 26 miles across the Pacific Ocean from the tangled mess of humanity that is Los Angeles and Orange County sits an island paradise called Santa Catalina where time has stood still and visitors can experience what California was like before the Europeans sailed in.

“Adventures in the Nearby Far Away is a photographic diary of my many visits to the island over the years, a place I have been visiting since I was a boy, and been documenting photographically since the late 90s.”

– Templeton

All photos are shot on film and are taken all by the artist. I feel I can relate to Templeton as in some of my shoots I have used the form of short video clips as a recourse to get closer in on the subject. In the style of Templeton, I could use this form of video to include selected frames of some of the people I have videoed, to show the continuous rhythm effect it has similar in “Adventures in the Nearby Far Away“.

In some images, Templeton uses other mediums such as drawing over photographs in order to create a larger perspective of the narrative. Including personal images and quotations can show how the driving force of the photo-book progresses because of its personal connection and realism. I feel this could be a good technique to use during the production of my final Leporello, preferably using a material like associate or tracing paper to really represent significantly the masking and imitation of peoples real thoughts, feelings and emotions.

Here is a video link showing Templeton’s book layout –