The record
Documentation and submission templates. The work in the exhibition is half of what you hand in; the other half is the record of how it was made, in your own words.
- Daily
- log.md
- Day 13
- Test log
- Day 14
- process.md draft
- Day 18
- Photos and reflection
- Checked by
- Final submission list
What the record holds
By Day 18 your repository should let a stranger understand who is speaking, what the system does, how it became an object, and what you decided along the way.
| File | What it is | When | Template |
|---|---|---|---|
log.md | One entry a day: did, decided, image, stuck. | Every day | The daily log |
authorship.md | What Codex suggested, what you kept and rejected. | Every day | Codex page |
tests/TESTS.md | Every material test, with photographs and notes. | Day 13 | Below |
process.md | How the system works, in your words. | Day 14 | Below |
final-statement.md | The artist statement for visitors. | Day 16 | Statement and card |
docs/photos/ | Photographs of the finished work. | Day 18 | Below |
reflection.md | The authorship reflection, about 300 words. | Day 18 | Below |
The test log
Day 13. One entry per test, with a photograph. Failures are worth as much as successes.
# Test log ## Test 01 · Day 13 · [plot / resin / print] **What I tested:** [paper, pen, resin, profile, density, size…] **Seed and parameters:** [ ] **Photo:** tests/01.jpg **What happened:** [ ] **What it means for the identity:** [does the material carry the position?] **What I'll change:** [ ]
process.md
Draft on Day 14, final on Day 18. Explain the computational logic in your own words, for a curious visitor who doesn't code. Codex may suggest an outline (prompt 19); the sentences are yours.
# How [identity name]'s work is made ## The position [Two sentences: who speaks, and the condition the work answers to.] ## The system in one paragraph [What goes in, what happens, what comes out. No code words.] ## Inputs [The data, drawing or text the system reads, and where it comes from.] ## Rules 1. [Each rule in plain language, in the order it runs, with the manifesto line it comes from.] 2. 3. ## Parameters [The dials that matter most, and why the identity sets them where it does. The full table is in the README.] ## Chance [Where randomness enters, where it's forbidden, and the seed of the exhibited work.] ## From screen to material [Why this medium, and what had to change in the system to make it.] ## What changed over the month [Two or three turning points, with log dates.]
Test it on someone: read it to a friend outside the studio. If they can't say back what the system does, rewrite the part they lost.
Photographing the work
Day 18, before installation. These photographs are how the work will be seen after the show closes.
Even and soft
- Daylight from a window, or two lights at about 45° to the work.
- No direct sun, no flash straight on.
- Gloss prints and resin: move the lights until the reflections leave the surface.
Square and steady
- Phone or camera on a tripod or a stack of books.
- Lens parallel to the work, centred, so edges stay straight.
- A grey card or white paper in one frame, to check colour.
| 01 | The whole work, straight on | Nothing else in the frame; crop to the edge of the paper or object. |
|---|---|---|
| 02–04 | Three details | Close enough to see the line, the layer or the texture. |
| 05 | With a scale | A hand or a ruler beside it, so size reads. |
| 06 | In the zone | After installation, with the card, manifesto and QR code. |
| 07 | Process | The machine running, a test beside the final. |
| 08 | Resin only | Three angles, against a plain background. |
Name files by shot: docs/photos/01_whole.jpg, 02_detail.jpg… Keep them under about 5 MB each in the repository; store originals on the studio drive.
Authorship reflection
Day 18. About 300 words, written by you, on what working with a machine did to your authorship.
# Authorship reflection ## Where Codex helped [A specific moment, with the date from authorship.md.] ## Where it pulled toward the generic [What it suggested that would have made the work anyone's.] ## A decision I made against it [What you chose instead, and the identity's reason.] ## What I can now explain [A part of the system you couldn't have explained on Day 7 and can now.] ## What I'd keep, and what I'd change, next time
This is the one document in the repository that is about you rather than the identity. Write it in your own voice.