Dyp-tych

(from the Greek δίπτυχον, from di- "two"+"fold")

noun

 

A single image or photograph divided into two distinct canvas pieces. The canvas panels on a triptych are almost always hung together. Each canvas print can be identically sized, or two different-sized panels can be used. When viewed together they seem to be a single canvas print.

 

A Bright Ending

 

 

My Narrative Diptych tells the story of the last man on earth. The final action he decides to undertake is to write the history of humanity on a typewriter. When he finishes typing the story, he finds peace in the death of his race and dies. Humans have always found solace in journalism and recording our thoughts. When he dies, nothing is left of humanity but the remnants of our presence in the form of our buildings, fences, and objects.

I used the typewriter with grass growing through its parts and the fence with leaves to show how nature was retaking the places where people had built things. I tried to make a parallel between the long blades of grass and the holes in the fence and in it’s shadow. I also used bright colors to negate any negative feelings that the audience might be feeling from the story.