Initial visual Research

 

http://musosguide.com/manic-street-preachers-postcards-from-a-young-man/11672

I started off my visual research by looking into the album 'Postcards from a young man' By Manic street preachers. The title of the album itself drew me towards it, as it links into my own ideas of postcards and memories. I found this review (on the link above) written about the album itself. It is said the this album shows the personal history of the band, bringing the abandoned Richie's words to life, and how the band no longer wanted to hid from their own history.  The album cover to me suggests that photographs hold those memories which otherwise could have been forgotten, they are a visual aids to our own mind.

When I first came up with the idea of postcards and memories, my first thought turned to the classic 'Wish you were here' and 'Greetings from.....' style postcards. Examples below:

http://editdesk.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/wish-you-were-here-8/

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/therapist-within/2011/07/2697-mindfulness-self-therapy/

The two images above are both good examples of postcards with the classic, popular and some what cliche sayings which you see all over the world, and many send to loved ones from there travels. Using similar sayings which relate more to my project such as 'Greetings from you future', 'Wish I was there again' and even the classic 'Wish you were here'. Would make people realise that the images were simply representing a memory they would show they were also postcards from the future, making my theme stronger and more present to the viewer of the project itself.