Apr 30, 2018 | Contextual Research, Contextual Research PP, Positions and Practice |
“The reason I am doing these new landscapes . . . is because it’s a form of healing. I’m kind of healing myself . . . but you can never run away from what you have seen.” Don McCullin, Interview in Aperture Magazine, 2009 As part of the contextual research for my...
Apr 21, 2018 | Contextual Research, Contextual Research PP, Positions and Practice |
If the webinars provide a litmus test and sense of the mood of the course group then I think it was true to say that we were all struggling to get to grips with critical theory in Week 9, so a further week to understand the basic theoretical grounding for our later...
Apr 9, 2018 | Contextual Research, Contextual Research PP, Positions and Practice |
I was interested in reading about Tierney Gearon’s response to the critics of her work at the “I am a Camera” exhibition in London in 2001. She faced complaints about the images of her children being a form of child pornography and she was questioned by police,...
Mar 24, 2018 | Contextual Research, Contextual Research PP, Positions and Practice |
Our readings this week explored the ways that an image’s meaning can be influenced by the person viewing the work and the context and format in which they view it. John Walker talks about the impact social and physical contexts have, we are introduced to the...
Mar 20, 2018 | Contextual Research, Contextual Research PP, Positions and Practice |
Examining the role of chance and serendipity in photography has been challenging for me. The readings of the week introduced me to a view of Paris I had never considered – through the likes of Walter Benjamin, Louis Aragon and Franz Hessel, and the photographic work...
Mar 11, 2018 | Contextual Research, Contextual Research PP, Positions and Practice |
Our reading this week has been about the process of Visual Analysis. We are introduced to six ethical philosophies that should be used in analysing pictures. The Golden Rule is about being cognisant of the receiver of your comments and not harm or upset them. ...
