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I chose ASCII art because I was interested in how an image could be constructed through the repetition and arrangement of characters and symbols.

For my first experiment, I attempted to reproduce an existing ASCII artwork of a horse by hand, rather than using a computer. While copying the image, I found it difficult to maintain consistent spacing and alignment between the characters. Unlike the original digital image, my hand-drawn version
contained irregular spacing, inconsistent character sizes and overlapping  symbols.However, despite these differences, the image was still recognisable  as a horse.

This experience made me question the relationship between precision and visual communication. What happens when a digitally structured image is reproduced by hand? Can imperfections become part of a visual language rather than simply being considered mistakes? Does visual communication always require precision?

To explore these questions further, I would like to experiment with different methods of reproducing the same ASCII artwork. For example, I could compare drawing freely with using a grid, or repeatedly copy each hand-drawn version to observe how the image changes over time.
Through these experiments, I want to investigate how repetition, human error, and the loss of precision influence the way visual information is communicated.