Midi perdu / poem by Roland Giguère. Found at the BAnQ Montreal Archives.
During the BAnQ Fieldtrip, I had come across this piece of work that had caught my eye, initially because of the paper. Upon further investigation, I had found that it was a poem, all handwritten and accompanied by hand drew illustrations.
In terms of typography, the poem was handwritten by Roland Giguère so there isn't a font in this case. But his handwritten text can resemble many "Script" typefaces. The artifact is a poem called "Midi Perdu" by Rolland Giguère, where he had written a poem onto an architect's, which can be recognized as "Blue print" paper, which is folded like an accordion. The drawings were not by Giguère, but by Gérard Tremblay. The artifact is aimed towards those who enjoy handwritten poems with hand-drawn illustrations, about "disturbing darkness of the full day". I think that the handwritten aspect of the poem, gives the poem a down to Earth vibe, as if one were to be reading it out of his own everyday journal instead of a published piece of work, you feel closer to the author. With this in mind, it really communicates a feeling of closeness, a bond between reader and writer which really helps push the intimacy of a poem. While writing the poem, the author even indents at certain times and has well-placed imagery around the poem.
This work will help influence my own creative work to remember that one doesn't always have to do things digitally, sometimes doing things by hand can give a more intimate feeling, and sometimes going analog and less digital can be better. Incorporating handwritten or hand drawn elements to any piece of creative work can always enhance the personality of the work and I plan to try to have at least one element in all my works.
