My Client presented my with this image for her documentation of her homely ritual.

Describing the document:

 A photographic timeline of her movements during her time of sleep. Photos are layered which creates a sense of movement. The are hard lines and soft lines created due to the layering and where images overlap. The image is in black and white and is a very balanced image with the main subject matter being in the centre.

My interpretation of the document:

The homely ritual is 'obvious' in the sense that she is clearly sleeping. But what is not so clear is the emotions associate with the image. I naturally want to associated the word 'calm' with sleep yet the documentation she has given me is very unsettling.

My client described their documentation to me as simply sleeping positions. She said she just solely focussing on the sleeping action itself not the getting prepared to sleep aswell. She explained to me that she has absolutely crazy dreams. This made me think that her movements are a reflection of this. She also described to me that her favourite position to lay is with her forehead just placed on the edge of the cushion faced down whist her duvet is wrapped around her neck and she is surrounded by cushions.

Quality of the space:

Cosy, snug, restricted, tight.

Clients desired design:

A place of comfort and safety. 

Very tactile in surrounding.

enclosed and cosy.

Big cushions with different shades of grey, patterned and plain. 

Aesthetic/composition texture from their document:

Sharp and blury, geometic. Big and puffy, surrounded , safe. colour but also grey. 

My client described to me in depth the materiality of her bed. For me, my design for her sounded like it  needs to heavily incorporate a sense of tactility to create this idea of safety and comfort she is after.