Trying To

I figured that the slightly enlarged holes following the text were too subtle a way of suggesting that the words were being undone. I'd been considering the order of the pieces before, so I also tried an order that was entirely going backwards (most words to fewest). I may also consider a version where the fabric has space for the whole sentence including the parts that have been missed off.

Looking at the three photos together, I think more repetition could also work; I could make more of these.

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- Are the words being written forwards, being choked out bit by bit? ("I'm just trying. I'm just trying to drown.") Are they being undone bit by bit, each time changing the meaning of the sentence?

- I think it is mostly the latter.

- Which order works best to communicate each of these options?

- I like the first best - it leaves a hint of stammer-y hesitation in the beginning, but the rest is a sentence being taken apart to create new meanings.

- Would more repetition be good?

- It may be interesting to observe what it feels like to read a longer string of these altered sentences, alternating between each separate message.

- Does it matter how much space is left on the fabric? What does it mean?

- It makes a difference to how intentional it feels that the sentence is cut off. I'm going to experiment more with this idea, but using the "I ran out of" text.