CHANCE

To show the act of randomness I have been researching into surrealist techniques, such as 'cut-up' and 'chance', where text and imagery are cut up and placed by chance.
Here I have cut up a piece of paper randomly into shapes then dropped them onto my sketchbook, these can then be stuck down. I have been exploring ways in which to create automatic and subconscious images without using reference or thinking about what I am creating. Using this technique also represents lack of control, which signifies the lack of control we have with our mind and automatic thought/actions.

Further elements I would like to represent in my illustration, that I have picked out of my in-depth research include -
Fears & phobias, hidden & concealed desires - instead of showing what these are, I can show that they are hidden and concealed.
Randomness - narrative interrupted, how the mind skips from one thought to another.
Memories - represented through old photos from childhood. Freud and Jung believe dreams are a collection of forgotten thoughts and memories.
Echoes/reappearance - With the use of repetition I can represent how the mind re-encounters things you've seen.
Layering - To represent the 'underlying layer' known as the subconscious mind.