Here is a link to my assignment:
I had a video tutorial with my tutor today. I briefly wen through what progress I had made and the reasoning behind them. We looked at my images together. I explained why I decided on the images that I had chosen. We then looked at the text I had chosen, I explained why I decided to use bible quotes. I feel that it brings together the religious theme and gender inequality. We looked at the brief for this assignment, and my tutor said that I have creatively followed the brief and have gone beyond that.
In one image, there is a brand name on a padlock, my tutor suggested getting rid of it as it is distracting. She liked my location four images, she felt it would be a good starting point. She also recommend trying different positions, possibly keeping them similar.
My tutor felt the text did create an impact, as they are quite stark in their blatant promotion of inequality. My tutor felt the font could be clearer, and as it is an important element maybe re-think it’s positioning and size. Possibly look at a text that is similar to that in the bible. We looked through some of the quotes and my tutor liked particularly, Acts 2:17, and suggested that this may be good as a title, the quote goes: “your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams”. I do really like this quote as it does show the inequality. I will keep this in mind when looking for a title. My tutor also said, try not to think about a title too much, just let it come to me. She recommended that I look at Sophie Calle and how she has displayed text for inspiration.
We then looked at my mapping images. I explained briefly what I was trying to achieve with it, and how I felt it added to the series. My tutor liked them. She suggested that I should be a bit more gentler when cutting around peoples faces. As the journey is a pilgrimage, my tutor suggested getting a larger map and section the images form the series into that, in order to get full context of the locations. I have done something similar in another module, and did like the result. I will definitely experiment with this.
My tutor suggested that I redo the collages to fix the printing. It was always my intention to redo the images for the final assignment. I just need to find out what is wrong with my printer and why it is printing like this. My tutor suggested trying to calibrate the screen, and try a different paper. I will be trying these in order to get some good quality prints. This would hopefully refine my prints.
Another thing my tutor suggested was to try creating a digital negative and making a cyanotype. I will definitely look into this and what it involves. I will try and find some result of how the images turn out, in order to see if I feel it would work for my series. My tutor suggested this as she feels that the images have a temporary feel. I’m hoping to fix this with better printing, but I will definitely look into cyanotype.
I asked about submitting for assessment, whether it is digital or can we send images in. My tutor wasn’t a hundred percent sure, so I will check this. We then checked the brief for assignment five. Which states I need to write an introduction and an evaluation. We discussed the introduction. My tutor recommend not to sit down and think about it too much, just let it come to me and flow. She recommended to look back through my research, and pick things that stand out. Picking out relevant phrases may help me compose my introduction, it can express something better than actually putting it into words myself. She suggested a chapter in a book to looked at called ‘Continuous Signal’ by Zoe Leonard. She also suggested that maybe look into someone else writing my introduction, in their own words, someone like Anna Fox, who is a professor of photography and a feminist. I should also write a reflection which looks at what my inspirations were at the beginning and show how I have considered my options and how I have decided on the decisions I have made, show that these were conscious decisions. Almost like a diary, journal thing. Show my choice, show my decisions and my reasoning behind them.
We briefly talked about presentation, mainly for Sustaining Your Practise module. I originally thought of creating a book, but am unsure as to whether it will fit my work now, so a print on a wall may work better. My tutor mentioned the images may look good in a newspaper format. I then thought that at some church you can get church newsletters, so this could follow that format. We talked about design software to try different looks, I do not have a program yet, but do intend to get Affinity Design soon.
Here is my feedback report that I and my tutor filled in:
Responding to the Feedback
I am going to edit a few of the images to get rid of some distracting features, like the name on the padlock. I am also going to try different fonts for my text as my tutor believes it should be clearer and also have a big impact on the work. We discussed what my title may be, and my tutor advised me to let the title come to me, so I am going to write down some ideas when they come to me and see what I get.
I am going to re-do my collages in order to get a better finish. We discussed my ideas for presentation. My tutor believed my work may suit a newspaper format, I countered this idea with a church newsletter format, in keeping with the continuing religious theme. But I will try out different methods of presentation for my next assignment.
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