Why Punctum?
Roland Barthes coined the term “punctum” in the Camera Lucida written in 1980.
He wrote, ”The punctum of a photograph is that accident which pricks me (but also bruises me, is poignant to me)”
Punctum described a feeling, an intuition, a quickness that hits one to peak an interest without the clear knowledge of why.
This is my journaling and exploration into the things that prick me. The experiences all my sense may encounter that spark that undeniable draw into influencing and guiding what I create.
This is a journal of moments that pricked me
2/13/24 Sunday 3:15pm New Orleans, Louisiana
12/20/23 Wednesday 4:32pm Long Island, Bahamas
10/23/23 Monday 7:27 am Chalmette, Louisiana
6/6/23 Tuesday 5:11pm Manhattan, New York City
6/2/23 10:32pm Brooklyn, New York City
7/16/23 Sunday 11:35am Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
6/15/23 Thursday 11:26pm New Orleans, Louisiana
5/16/23 Tuesday 3:51am Somewhere in Texas
5/14/23 Sunday 9:44am Colorado Springs, Colorado
4/23/23 Sunday 8:05 am New Orleans, Louisiana
4/15/23 Saturday 9:52 pm New Orleans, Louisiana
03/30/23 Thursday 8:50 pm New Orleans, Louisiana
1/22/23 Sunday 11:51pm New Orleans, Louisiana