Piece of Found Media-1000 Journals

In August of 2000, One-thousand journals were sent out into the world. Whoever came across would fill out a page and then leave in a public location such as a park, a shop for the next person to come across it. In this journal you can put whatever you want a photohgraph, an actual journal, or a secret.

This project all started from a man who was fascinated by what people drew on bathroom stalls and in public spaces. Like it says on the site, "the goal is to provide a method for interaction and shared creativity amoung friends and strangers." Though there are 1000 journals out there somewhere, only one has returned to this date.

To check out more journals: 1000 Journals

Artist's Statement: My recent work is a disquisition on our shared narratives which seeks to unravel the threads of a visual conversation by mediating clichés through a retro-reflective lens.

Artist's Statement (better explained): My name is Ada Jaworska, I am an aspiring photographer and printmaker. I currently go to York University for Fine Arts. My work revolves around the concept of secrets. 

I am constantly being reminded that beyond the rough exterior people put up, there is an interior that is hidden with many secrets and stories. In my work I try to shine the light on a person's secret without fully exposing it. To conceptualize this ongoing theme the materials used will be primarily using photography. Recently I've taken a hobby to creating typographic images.  

Ongoing Project

Because this class is about using technology, my on going project is attempting to create images out of words. I have yet a lot to learn because I'm not at all familiar with using rograms such as Photoshop, but I'm enjoying bringing these ideas to life.