Preserving the Story: Paying Homage

looking

Name:
Date:

Directions: Use scanography.org and the Scanography Flickr pool to deconstruct four scanographs for the materials used by the
artist and their meanings. Remember, materials are not just objects but also backgrounds and other colors/textures present in the
images.
Image 2

Meaning

Materials

Meaning

Materials

Image 1

Image 3

Image 4

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In the box below, make a list of people in your life who are
important to you. Consider people who have influenced you,
supported you, challenged you, and/or made you consider the world
in a different way.

1.

6.

2.

7.

3.

8.

4.

9.

5.

10.

Person #2

Places

Colors
Person 1
Person 2

Now, circle three people from the box above that you will
consider using for this project. These must be people that you
can speak to and photograph over the next week. In the box
below, list adjectives that you would use to describe these
individuals.

Person #1

Name:
Date:

Person 1
Person 2

Objects

Person #3

Smells
Person 1
Person 2

Person 1
Person 2

Finally, choose two people from the

previous list. Use these bubbles
above to brainstorm places, objects,
colors, and smells that you associate
with these individuals.

Preserving the Story: Paying Homage

listening

Directions:
Visit the Storycorps website again. You may listen to the same stories you heard last time or

choose new ones. This time, listen for the questions being asked and record at least 8. Then, use those
questions along with your knowledge of your chosen person to record at least 8 questions you will ask.

Questions you hear being asked:

Questions you will ask:

Materials you will gather to scan:

Preserving the Story: Paying Homage

Scanning

Directions: Use the provided materials in combination with your personal objects to begin creating scanograms that honor, illustrate,
and pay homage to your chosen person. Choose 3 prompts from the boxes below to influence each scanogram that you create.
Create 2 scanograms that you place in the turn-in folder.

An item that reminds you of this persons strengths

A movement that suggests time

An image that reminds you of this persons personality

Items created by your person

A background that conceals

Items consumed by your person

A fabric that reminds you of how they feel

Items left behind by your person

A background that highlights

An image that reminds you of a story told by this person