When we think of graphic novels, or in fact, any form of sequential art, closure comes to mind.
Since my semester was postponed, I’ve had time to place my focuses on streamlining my studies(I know that the Art and Design students have studied closure as well) and have come across this when I was studying comics as an artform.
Closure, is when the mind covers the gap from one image to the next. That gap, is what we call the gutter, a divide that separates the pictures. In-between two static images that differ slightly, when viewed alone, they have their own meanings, however, when juxtaposed, the mind would create a link using prior experiences to cover the lost time, space and events between the two images.
I found this to be extremely fascinating and wish to experiment with it. What if the gutter is expanded or contracted? Does it matter if there’s a gutter space? What happens when scenes go off-border? What if there’re no borders?
This, is definitely worth pondering and experimenting. Team, what say you?
Signing off,
Loucifer
