Ideas

I've been talking about a fiction, of a perfect life with perfect material goods, perfect families, friends and lifestyles. The anxiety of the population, who are uncertain of their claim on being a somebody. I've been talking about my own worries about status, and the effects of situations that make me anxious about my position in society. 

So how will this be translated into a book?

Well I've been thinking about the whole fiction of it all, the perfection and the expectation and need for respect from others to believe in oneself as a member of status with value in the eyes of the world. 

Some of the first thoughts from this were to grab my own situation and anxieties by the throat and create my own fiction - where money was no object, and affordability did not matter. In which I could get some appointments with these estate agents, and by viewing the expensive 'high class' houses, I would be able to touch this existance for which I most likely will never have.

This idea excited me, however it worried me - how will this translate into a book? so I have been gathering the brochures and images from the web, reading about society, identity, self image and public image and have an idea that I will be able to translate well into a book experience.

Using this idea of fiction will be a big part of the project, the fiction of a 'perfect reality'. The images in the brochures in the sunshine, with glowing gardens and footpaths are part of this fiction, but I intend to produce a composite fiction. Whether it be houses, families, gardens, rooms etc, I would like to create composite images of the 'perfect' or 'idealistic' views of these situations. I believe this would be a good collection of images, and will produce the body of work that will become the book. 

I also believe that the experience of this book should be very much like a brochure, so the style, fonts, colours and layouts of these brochures should be noted and researched, I will also gather some more information from different estate agents for the best possible results.

Using this idea of fiction in reality and the template of a brochure, will, hopefully produce a strong experience that tackles the expectations and anxieties of todays society.