For some unknown reason, I can't think of anything else that could possibly symbolise humans as much as fingerprints. Perhaps it comes from watching the series The Alienist, which is actually one of my inspirations for this project in terms of style, in which the birth of forensic science is discussed
The opening sequence of the series has dark and moody atmosphere, and I adore the deconstruction of buildings, grain and scratches shown within it. It has a heavy feeling to it in terms of colour but the deconstruction carries a sense of lightness and beauty despite its actual weight of steel and workforce.
To push this idea further, I was also inspired by the ending of ID from LaTurbo Avedon. To me those fingerprints looked like little islands, which got me thinking about how I could use differently acquired fingerprints to portray more people.
With that in mind, my idea is to create a balance between imperfect individuality and a perfect digital force. By that I mean I want the left side to showcase a number of detailed fingerprints and the right side to respond to the left by acknowledging the prints and attempting to discover a person, leading to an interaction between the two.
I'm not sure if it makes sense in words yet but my mind's running free so I'm excited to try and see what I can create.
Fingerprint:
[n] \ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌprint \
the impression of a fingertip on any surface; also : an ink impression of the lines upon the fingertip taken for the purpose of identification. human fingerprints are detailed, nearly unique, difficult to alter, and durable over the life of an individual, making them suitable as long-term markers of human identity.
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