Fifty different interpretations of a single glass. What starts as a simple observation turns into an ongoing study of light, form, and material. By pushing past initial ideas through continuous iteration and unexpected everyday experiments, this project explores how an ordinary object can be endlessly reimagined.
When I first started, I thought it would be pretty easy and confidently kicked things off. Initially, I tried taking wide photos of the glass and exploring it from a distance. However, right around the halfway mark, I hit a massive creative wall.Honestly, by the time I hit around 20 iterations, my initial ideas were completely exhausted. To make matters worse, it started raining outside, locking me indoors and forcing me to rely entirely on whatever I could find around my apartment. Desperate for a breakthrough, I even made a trip to Blick Art Materials to pick up cellophane and hunt for anything that could spark a new direction. I seriously debated switching to a different object multiple times, but I realized that no matter what object I chose, I would eventually hit the same wall. Instead of giving up, I forced myself to extract as many variations as possible from the exact same glass.
Along the way, I faced plenty of failed experiments. For instance, I tried placing the glass next to my cat to play with extreme contrasts in scale, hoping for a dramatic, cinematic framing but the visual impact just didn't translate the way I had envisioned in my head. There were many moments where I expected a concept to look incredible on paper, only to feel let down when translated into reality.
Yet, those exact trials shifted my entire approach. Instead of looking at the glass casually, I started observing it up close, scrutinizing every detail, and turning it this way and that. Things finally clicked at night when I turned off the lights and accidentally hit the glass with a flashlight. Seeing how the light caught the water, textures, and makeshift materials blew me away, it was completely unplanned.
Looking back, what started as a straightforward exercise evolved into a profound lesson in creative problem-solving. It taught me just how many ways a single object can be interpreted, depending on the tools, angles, and materials you dare to test. Ultimately, all 50 pieces together show the true value of pushing through the block and embracing the unexpected.
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