I have decided to add a layer of metadata to the 100 images.  I am assigning a numerical value to each image which will be distinct from the images’ names.  The numbers were arbitrarily generated when I created a targa sequence of the images from the disc Vid gave us, so they correspond to the alphanumeric sequence of the images’ names … therefore #001 is “P1003791″ and #100 is “x-ray 01″

The original reason I added this layer of metadata was my failing memory … I was afraid that without a unique, uniform and easily identifiable name for each image I would lose or duplicate images.

As I started arranging the images in a tempero-linear flow I realized that each sequence (duh) had its own unique DNA as expressed by its 100 digit code.  In the Avid editing system I was able to use this code to quickly create new variations on the sequence. 

When I print the pages of the flipbook I will put the images’ code number in the lower left side.

I am also considering making two flipbooks:  one with a sequence I am working on that plays with the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and another which I will leave with its spine unbound.  The latter will give people the opportunity to act as an editing system, rearranging and shuffling the sequence as they so desire. 

I think it will be interesting to observe how this tactile experience compares to the digital.  It will also be intriquing to see if the combinations occur more on the cognitive side or on the intuitive side when they are created physically.