Projecting Images

I managed to get hold of a projector today so I decided to see how my acetate images would look when projected over my paintings. I tried out my images on my red painting first, using images I thought would look best then I tried them on the blue one. Some of them worked very well and the colours/lines were very defined yet other did not stand out as clearly. I was really pleased with the result of the butterfly images and some of the landscape pieces when projected on the painting - also the figure image was interesting too as it added to the theme of being within the unconscious. The use of colours in my paintings and the writing carved into them worked well when combined with projected images - they looked like a collection of thoughts/images and depths of the unconscious. The works were used to show elements of my unconscious as I wanted the project to be personal as a way of expressing myself yet I think that all the aspects of the installation I was trying out, create an atmosphere of the unconscious, or thoughts/images from the brain. I think because of the projection of images, the audience can connect with the work better as it takes something personsal to me and creates an atmospheric area with the use of lighting, inviting the audience to step into the work, step into the mind. I am hoping some of this is relatable. Even if it is not then I will work on so my pieces can be connected with. The projected images also show an element of memory and fading images...? I want to express the idea of the fragility of the mind, the delicate element of images and fading moments - nothing is completely containable but some elements can leave imprints. - words/images/colours etc.
I did try layering the images as well but it didn't work very well as the images were not defined and didn't show up as individual or combined images like they did when I layered the acetate - I had an idea, if I wanted to use layering, I could layer up the acetate and spotlight the pieces so that the layers would show up or even use a light-box that I could probably get some Argos or Hobbycraft. I like the use of layering and it was unfortunate that the acetate layers didn't show up when projecting - but the use of the projections on the paintings works as layering in itself and I want to show levels of the unconscious using this technique.
Quite pleased today :) :)