This module has been challenging and informative. Not only have I pushed myself creatively with a commissioned exhibition, but I have also gain much from a residency, my peers and my tutors. This module has brought my attention to a number of new photographers and practitioners such as Anne Brigman and Kelley Wilder. Brigman's works … Continue reading And finally
Month: April 2017
Where am I now?
Looking back at this module, I have definitely tried to pack as much in as possible. Along with working full-time, my commissioned exhibition and residency at Hestercombe Gardens, I have also stuck to four themes under the umbrella of human impact on the environment. These have related to rural landscapes, litter, lichen and my Nature's … Continue reading Where am I now?
Further inspiration
As I come up to the final few weeks of this module, I have also learnt of two more photographers that could be influential on my ongoing thought processes. As I want my work to link back to science and nature, I have been intrigued by the work of Kelly Wilder and Anne Brigman. Both … Continue reading Further inspiration
Potential contacts
During this module I have been attempting to discern a number of ways in which I will be able to support my practice from a financial viewpoint in the future. I already run my participatory photographic business, ShutterPod - although this is on the back-burner a tad while I complete the MA. But I want … Continue reading Potential contacts
Further inspiration
The past few weeks have led me to discover more photographers working in a similar vein to my own practice. One of those is Liz Nicol who I met at the Hestercombe Gardens Garden Leave residency in March. She has been working on the salt marshes of the Venice Lagoon to study the plants that … Continue reading Further inspiration
Almost there…critical review
Since Week 10 and the submission of my 10-minute film, I have probably pinballed from one final proposal to another. I have now written my draft critical review of my work, digested feedback and will be sticking with my four photographic endeavours under the umbrella of human impacts. I feel there will with a little … Continue reading Almost there…critical review
Week 11 – Conversations
This week has been fun. Watching Tom Clancy interview Richard Billingham has been informative. Not only in learning more about Billingham's early work, the work of his family , but also how he speaks in a non-jargon, straightforward manner about it. When I look at Billingham's work on his parents through Ray's A Laugh, I … Continue reading Week 11 – Conversations
A homage to Rachel Carson
"One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, what if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?" There is one woman who I think I have yet to mention, yet she has been a quiet inspiration behind my work for sometime. Her name is … Continue reading A homage to Rachel Carson
Week Ten – Informing Contexts: Critical Review Film
The task for this week was to create a 10 minute video presentation that evaluated my practice in the context of the Informing Contexts Learning Outcomes. Theses are: Critical Contextualisation of Practice: Apply a critical awareness of the diversity of contemporary photographic practice to the development of your own work, and inform your practice through … Continue reading Week Ten – Informing Contexts: Critical Review Film
Week Nine – Informing Contexts: Responses and Responsibilities
I still believe photographs can provoke change; if they are seen. If I didn't, I don't think I'd want to be a photographer. For me this does not necessarily mean the viewing of distressing images - although as a former journalist I understand the struggle around whether or not to share such pictures. Szarkowski suggested … Continue reading Week Nine – Informing Contexts: Responses and Responsibilities
