black_ink: about
black_ink: the expired photocomic, was/is an on-again, off-again project which i initiated for personal enjoyment and edification in 2007. the first comic that became part of the series was actually produced much earlier; almost by accident (“sometimes i think that you’ve gone away”). originally, black_ink was an undirected narrative that focused more on visual/poetic explorations of repeating themes such as loss, loneliness, unrequited love, catharsis, and family. eventually, though, it progressed into a directed story arc of which each image was a piece. collages were assembled through public domain and creative commons licensed content (flickr, NOAA, NYPL, and stock.xchng to name but a few). it was based loosely on the life of the imaginary daughter of a real life historical figure in immediately premodern japan: inoue kaoru. i may yet pick it back up . . .
