Baudrillard, J (1994) Simulacra and Simulation. USA: University of Michigan Press.

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Baudrillard, J (1994) Simulacra and Simulation. USA: University of Michigan Press. 

Baudrillard, J. (2001) Selected Writings. USA: Stanford University Press.   

I found this book quite heavy and at times hard going. But i stuck with it and eventually found that I wanted to keep reading, I wanted to finish it. 

Baudrillard notes the cultural shift of postmodernity, and that in fact differs from previous cultures in history. Simulacrum is this shift in cultural reasoning. Baudrillard goes on to look at what is real and authentic. According to him, what is seen as real, isn’t actually real as it has actually disappeared, being replaced by something that appears real again, “never again will the real have the chance to produce itself” (Baudrillard (1994) pp. 2). What we see is hyper-reality, which stops us from seeing the differences between what is real and what is not. Therefore, when looking at society, we can understand it as layers, each a representation of something, which has in turned diminished reality. What we see is a sort of copy of reality. But he believes there is no real layer, no absolute original reality, “it is dangerous to unmask images, sine they dissimulate the fact that there is noting behind them” (Baudrillard (2001) pp. 172). Problems can arise form our preconceptions. We have ideas of something and this can also cloud reality. Another problem is that people tend to prefer the layers, not the true reality. People pick and choose their reality, they attached themselves to ideals and ideas, which become their reality, but it has actually distanced them from reality. When we search for what is real we find “When a system has absorbed everything, when one has added everything up, when nothings remains, the entire sum turns to the remainder and becomes the remainder” (Baudrillard (1994) pp. 144). He believes this is a sign of a postmodern society. To Baudrillard, the world is a simulacrum. “Today, it is the real that has become the alibi of the model, in a world controlled by the principle of simulation. And paradoxically, it is the real that has become our true utopia – but a utopia that is no longer in the realm of the possible, that can only be dreamt of as one would dream of a lost object” (Baudrillard (1994) pp.123).

I will be honest I didn’t understand a lot of this book. I found it very heavy going. Some of it was easier to understand than other parts. It did prove an interesting, albeit confusing read.

(Baudrillard, 1994; Baudrillard, 2001; Stewart, G).

 

Turner, V & E. Turner (1995) Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture. New York: Columbia University Press.

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Turner, V & E. Turner (1995) Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture. New York: Columbia University Press. 

In this book, the authors look at Christian pilgrimages. They did initially talk about pilgrimage in various religions, but ultimately concentrated on Christianity. They also look into the symbols, ideals and images. Pilgrimages are an important part of religion, which in turn have important social and cultural characteristics. But it isn’t researched often. This book explores Mexican, archaic, Marian and medieval pilgrimages, whilst concentrating on two main thoughts. The first being the historic raise and explanations behind pilgrimages and the second on the symbols and images of pilgrimages. This book takes an anthropological look at pilgrimages, which I find is a big advantage, as it allows a comprehensive analysis. 

Symbols are important in pilgrimages, they can be seen as ‘eternal objects’, which are never ending. They hold specific points in culture and social structures (Turner (1995) pp. 245-246). Images hold an significance in pilgrimages. They hold value for the followers but also hold an “unrecognized and unlegitimized social values” (Turner (1995) pp. 101). Followers are seen as being “impregnated by unity…and purified from divisiveness and plurality” (Turner (1995) pp. 257). According to the authors, pilgrimages answer the call of spiritual requirements of people. 

I found this book very interesting. It reminded me of my previous studies and helped me remember a lot I had actually forgotten. It was easy to read and easy to understand, but this could have been due to my experience in this field. This book has been valuable and helped with my body of work.  

(Turner, 1995; Stewart, G).

Resources

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Turner, V & E. Turner (1995) Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture. New York: Columbia University Press. 

Baudrillard, J (1994) Simulacra and Simulation. USA: University of Michigan Press. 

Warner, M (1976) Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 

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Nochlin, L (1973) ‘Why have there been no great women artists?’ In: Hess, T. B & E. C. Baker (ed.) Art and Sexual Politics. UK: MacMillan, pp. 1-39.  

UNESCO (2015) A guide for gender equality in teacher education policy and practices. France: UNESCO, pp. 1-112. 

Nabbuye, H (2018) Gender-Sensitive Pedagogy: The bridge to girls’ quality education in Uganda. Washington: Brookings Global, pp. 1-19. 

Ylostalo, H & K. Brunila (2017) ‘Exploring the possibilities of gender equality pedagogy in an era of marketization’, Gender and Education, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 917-933.  

Pearse, H, A. B. Snider & C. Taylor. ‘The lost Art of Pedagogy’, The Canadian Review of Art Education, vol. 38, pp. 5-16.  

Cencula, M (2020) Pushed, Shoved, and Spit on – What it’s like to be a female photographer at Fashion Ween. At: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/a30706909/female-photographer-fashion-week/ (Accessed on 4th of February 2020).  

Cowen, T (1996) ‘Why women succeed, and fail, in the arts’ In: Journal of Cultural Economics (vol. 20) pp. 93-113.

LSE. Confronting Gender Inequality. London: Gender Institute. 

Johnson, M (2012) ‘Landscape Studies: The future of the field’ In: Kluiving, S. J and E. B. Guttmann-Bond (ed.) Landscape Archaeology between Art and Science. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, pp. 515-525.  

Schauman, S (2001) ‘Gender/Ethnicity/Landscape’. In: Women’s Studies Quarterly. pp. 261-274.  

Ziegler, M (2011) Institutions, Inequality and Development. Peter Lang AG. pp. 33-51.  

Foster, D. W (2003) ‘Defying the masculinist gaze” Gabriela Liffschitz’s “Recurio’s Humanos”’ In: Chasqui (32, 1) pp. 10-24.  

Lindermann, D. J, C. A. Rush and S. J. Tepper (2014) ‘An Asymmetrical Portrait: Exploring Gendered Income Inequality in the Arts’ In: The Southern Sociological Society (vol. 3, no. 4) pp. 332-348.

Jeanpierre, L (2012) ‘On the Origin of Inequality in the Arts’ In: Revve franchise de sociologie (vol. 53, no. 1) pp. 88-106. 

Stamps, G. Painting the Picture: Gender Inequality in the Global Art Market. At: https://cultursmag.com/painting-the-picture-gender-inequality-in-the-global-art-market/ (Accessed on 23rd of August 2019).  

Steedman, M (2017) Representation of Female Artists in Britain in 2017. At: https://www.freelandsfoundations.co.uk/documents/Representation-of-female-artists-research-2018.pdf (accessed on 11th of September 2019). 

Landscape. Women in Landscape Photography. At: https://landscapephotographymagazine.com/2018/women-in-landscape-photography/ (Accessed on 23rd of August 2019). 

Dautlich, A (2017) Women in landscape photography. At: https://www.aprildautlich.com/blog/2017/9/19/women-in-landscape-photography-its-not-1950-anymore-people (Accessed on 23rd of August 2019).  

Sebag-Montefiore, C (2019) Women battling sexism in photography – a picture essay. At: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/mar/07/women-battling-sexism-in-photography-a-picutre-essay/ (Accessed on 28th of August 2019).  

The Economist (2019) Why women’s art sells at a discount. At: https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2019/05/16/why-womens-art-sells-at-a-discount/ (Accessed on 3rd of September 2019).  

Brown, T. W (2019) Why is work by Female Artists still valued less than work by male artists? At: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-work-female-artists-valued-work-male-artists/ (Accessed on 27th of August 2019).  

Diggit (2019) Why are female artists underrepresented? At: https://www.digitmagazine.com/articles/underrepresentation-female-artists (Accessed on 1st of September 2019).

Kinea. Where are all women artists? An analysis of gender inequality in the realm of the arts. At: http://kinea.media/en/human-sciences/women-artists-men-inequalities (Accessed on 30th of August 2019).  

Galley, M (2018) Where are all the great women artists? At: https://artshaus.co.uk/inspirations/women-artists-gender-inequality-in-the-art-world (Accessed on 29th of August 2019).

Greenberg, J (2018) The Female Lens. At: https://alreadymade.org/the-female-lens/ (Accessed on 1st of September 2019).  

Millington, R. Tate Campaign #5 Women Artists to Challenge gender inequality in art. At: htps://ruthmillington.com/tate-5womenartists-gender-inequality-in-art/ (Accessed on 1st of September 2019).  

Vedantam, S (2018) Researchers explore ender disparities in the art world. At: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/18/649060336/researchers-explore-gender-disparities-in-art-world?=1568298097357 (Accessed on 3rd of September 2019). 

Van Graan, M (2019) Representing and challenging inequality through the arts. At: https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/analytics/representing-and-challenging-inequality-through-arts/ (Accessed on 4th of September 2019).  

Roller, E. J (2018) My Parents give me $28,000 a year. At: https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/11/12/18057130/money-income-inequality-basic-income-generational-wealth (Accessed on 6th of September 2019).  

Hernandez, C (2018) LoMo In-Depth: Women Photographer’s on Gender Inequality. At: https://www.lomogallery.com/magazine/336380-lomo-in-depth-women-photographers-on-gender-inequality (Accessed on 8th of September 2019).  

Cooke, A (2017) Is photography overrun by white males? At: https://fstoppers.com/originals/photography-overrun-white-males-160839 (Accessed on 1st of September 2019).  

M, K (2015) Gender Inequality in Entertainment. At: https://vocal.media/geeks/gender-inequality-in-entertainment (Accessed on 1st of September 2019).  

Jess Kohl

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Jess Kohl

Jess Kohls series Friends of the Dead, features portraits taken in a cemetery. The portraits feature visitors to the sites. It shows the connection between the living and the dead. Whilst I am not using portraits in my body of work, Kohls work is valuable to me as I can see how she has taken her images in the cemetery. Her images are quite dark, they are also in monochrome. Which, similar to Kikkas, gives him images a peaceful yet haunting feel. 

Bibliography

Kohl, J. Friends of the Dead. At: jesskohl.com/still/friends-of-the-dead/ (Accessed on 10th of September 2019). 

Kaupo Kikkas

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Kaupo Kikkas

In his project, La Bella Morte, Kaupo Kikkas explored cemeteries around the world. His images show how various cultures deal with their death, it also shows a social and cultural aspect as we can see how they graves and cemeteries are kept. His images are quite peaceful, he himself stated that he has built his project in a quite area of landscape photography. This is also what I like about his images, the fact that he see them as landscapes, it is just different from what we are use to seeing. “You may view this as a documentation of graveyards, a death cult, or simply landscape photography” (Kikkas). I find his images fascinating as it looks at a part of life which people tend to avoid like the plague, but it is a fact of life, death is inevitable. It is visually interesting to see how various cultures deal with their dead, where they end up, and how it is maintained. Some of his images are quite haunting. They are moving, as these were people and now they have been laid to rest. I get a peaceful feeling from his images, but at the same time quite an isolating one too. The images he has taken vary in landscape, but also the graves vary, some have one, others may dozens. This image (see fig. 1), show one lone grave.

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(Fig. 1. Untitled #19)

The cross is nestled among the long wild grass, obviously not a maintained or regularly visited site. The image has a darkness to it. Kikkas has taken the image from ground level, it almost feel we are on the same level as the dead person, it gives the reader a closer connection. The next image (see fig. 2) shows dozens of graves stacked up.

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(Fig. 2. Untitled #3)

They are quite colourful and visually and aesthetically beautiful in my opinion. You can see some graves with flowers, others look very old where people probably haven’t visited. The difference is staggering. I like this image as it shows that despite each grave has a name and a date, they are just one of many. It feels to me that everyone ends up on the same level, which is true really, as we all end up dead. Who we are living, doesn’t change that fact. This last image (see fig. 3), shows a startling comparison between the living and the dead.

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(Fig. 3. Untitled #13)

In the foreground, we see a very well kept cemetery. Several headstones look new and clean, there are flowers, the paths are maintained and neat. Yet separated by only a fence is some sort of industrial site, where life goes on. I would say the cemetery was probably there first, and the industrial site was built after, could this be seen as a bit disrespectful being right next to a cemetery or not? Or the fact that life continues for those outside the cemetery grounds. I feel his images have influenced my direction, as this is a similar scene I am photographing. It has been helpful, to see how he has approached this subject and how he has maintained the respect. His images are interesting, I do like his low position for figure one, I believe this is quite effective, something I am using in my work. 

Kikkas also created another series which has been of interest. It is called Ansel. Kikkas was inspired by Ansel Adams, his images are quiet similar. They are perfectly composed, and infocus, they are also in monochrome, with an impressive grey tonal range. His images are striking. I may try my images in black and white, I think this might be a good move for my project. Monochrome gives the images a timeless feel, coupled with the church landscape I think my images will become quite haunting an mysterious. 

Bibliography

Kikkas, K. Ansel. At: https://www.kaupokikkas.com/ansel-1 (Accessed on 10th of September 2019). 

Kikkas, K. La Bella Morte. At: https://www.kaupokikkas.com/la-bella-morte-1 (Accessed on 10th of September 2019). 

Figures

Fig. 1. Kikkas, K. Untitled #19. [Photograph – Online]. At: https://www.kaupokikkas.com/la-bella-morte-1 (Accessed on 10th of September 2019).  

Fig. 2. Kikkas, K. Untitled #3. [Photograph – Online]. At: https://www.kaupokikkas.com/la-bella-morte-1 (Accessed on 10th of September 2019).  

Fig. 3. Kikkas, K. Untitled #13. [Photograph – Online]. At: https://www.kaupokikkas.com/la-bella-morte-1 (Accessed on 10th of September 2019).  


Nina Berman

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Nina Berman 

Nina Berman has explored the concept of newly constructed churches in America in her series entitled, Megachurches. These particular churches are massive and have a large congregation. In her accompanying text, Berman states that “every two days, a new megachurch emerges in America” (Berman, 2005). This shows the scale and popularity of these churches. Her images were taken in Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, Colorado and Arkansas between 2004 and 2005. A few of her images show a small section of the congregation but the images that stand out to me are the ones that show the buildings. The images that show the building also feature people, but only two. This image of the United States Airforce Chapel in Colorado (see fig. 1) is very eye-catching.

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(Fig. 1. United States Airforce Chapel, Colorado (2004-2005))

Berman took the image from just of the side of the church. It shows the straight lines and geometric shaping of the building which rises up to the sky. She has taken the image from a lower point, this gives the building an impressive profile, it fills the sky. The sky is absolutely clear and blue, this teamed with the glass and white building gives the image a very light feel. It looks almost ‘pure’. 

This next image is of the Ave Maria Oratory in Florida (see fig. 2). This particular church cost in the region of $24 million. The grandeur of the building is evident, you can see this is a building of importance. It is placed in the center of a residential area, and as such the tall structure raises high above it all. It looks at home there, the curves of the building seem to follow the survey of the road. The grey walls match the grey skies. The only problem is the Berman have cut the top of the building off in her image, this may be intentional of course. To me it may symbolise how the church is reaching up into the heavens to something we cannot see. 

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(Fig. 2. The Ave Maria Oratory (2004-2005))

Berman has given me a chance to see how artists have tackled the challenge of photographing churches. It is a documentary style approach, a bit different form my approach but I feel her images have been of use to me. I like the positioning she has used, she has taken a low angle, which were I would like my images to go. 

Bibliography

Berman, N. (2005). Megachurches. At: www.ninaberman.com/megachurches (Accessed on 10th of September 2019). 

Figures

Figure 1. Berman, N. (2004-2005). United States Airforce Chapel, Colorado. [Photography – Online]. At: https://www.thecaprareview.com/?page_id=1417 (Accessed on 10th of September 2019). 

Figure 2. Berman, N. (2004-2005). The Ave Maria Oratory. [Photography – Online]. At: https://www.thecaprareview.com/?page_id=1417 (Accessed on 10th of September 2019). 

Assignment Five

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Here is a link to my fifth assignment:

Assignment Five

I had my last tutorial today for my Body of Work course. We looked through my images together. My tutor felt I had done a good job in bringing my work together. I changed the text following the last tutorial, I have changed the font and made it larger in comparison to the images. My tutor said the text now looks right and without it’s own agenda and it’s not imposing judgement. My tutor recommended changing the colour of the text from black to around 80% grey. My tutor talked about a blue cast to my images, reminiciant of old postcards that fade in the sun, and maybe there is an acronyms here. I will need to make clear whether this was conscious decision and explain my reasoning. 

We talked about my intentions for presenting my work, I thought maybe as a large print, or in a book or a newsletter, similar to a church newsletter. My tutor and I agree that the newsletter format would be more appropriate for my work. It would be a good base for disseminating my work. My tutor said it was a brilliant idea. She suggested I tried some out and print them. To show these on my websites, I should create a video to show the pages. 

My tutor read my introduction and said it was terrific. There are a few words to change here and there. I spoke about my title. My tutor said the title was fine, but I need to give the viewer some background into my introduction. I also need to start my introduction with talking out the pilgrimage. 

I need to Write a reflection of my work. This will be an important aspect. Here I will discuss my work and my research. My research has helped me develop my work, I will show how my research has influenced me in my reflection. I will also explain how I have met the assessment outlines. My tutor said my work is simple yet complex, which is a hard thing to do.  

Here is my feedback form that I have filled in, with additional comments from my tutor:

Tutor FeedbackDownload

Responding to the Feedback

Following my final feedback with my tutor, I am happy with how my work has turned out. I am going to print out my images in a newsletter format and I will change a few words in my introduction. 

Assignment Four

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Assignment Four

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:  

Tutor Feedback Form – A4Download

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. 

Assignment Three

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Here is a link to my third assignment:  

Assignment Three

I had a phone tutorial with my tutor on the 3rd of April and have made some notes following our conversation. 

We started by discussing the changes at the moment due to the Coronavirus. At the moment, it is impossible for me to do re-shoots and I have had to completely rethink what I was going to do. We briefly discussed my new ideas, which I will come back to later.  

 My tutor said my work had taken a leap forward and was very pleased with it. The use of the motifs as ‘hard barriers’ are very effective. Anything I need to change now, instead of re-shooting, I will have to use my archive of images I have taken. But this will give a chance to try new angles and images as I have hundreds of each location, so have plenty of images to work with. 

The challenge now lies in the editing decisions which are key. Whilst I have a lot of choice, this is a challenge as I will have to be ruthless in cutting down images. This may take some time and experimenting with. My tutor recommended printing the images out and seeing them physically side by side and then make the decision. I think this will be very beneficial in the long run. 

My tutor asked whether it was intentional that you could see the ‘rough’ work. That you could see the images have been put together and do not look digitalised. This actually wasn’t my intention but I do like the effect. It looks more authentic, like someone has actually taken time to cut out these images precisely and piece them together. My tutor also liked that the images are within one frame as it brings order. The one problem I found was with the glue, it just went everywhere. My tutor recommended experimenting with different papers and glues. She recommended trimming the brush I was using for the glue so it is more precise and try and use PVA, water it down if necessary. The key is finding the right consistency. 

Looking at the images all together, they are roughly in chronological order, my tutor could see development over time. The later images are really effective but there is a noticeable stylistic difference from the earlier ones. I think this is because once I got into the swing of things, I knew what I wanted. When I was on location photographing, in my head, I was thinking of the possibilities and probably was shooting with that in mind. I think I may look back over the earlier ones again and see what I can come up with now. 

My tutor advised to look about refining at the moment. Refine the craft but also think about editing. By editing, it will lift my work to another level. I need to take out the less impactful images, but look at the colour palette fo the images as well. The images should be surreal and chaotic but contain the common elements too. For the end result, possibly re-photographing the images to give a nice finish. 

Other ideas I have to experiment with is to look into incorporating text somehow and even incorporating a contrast from the male domination in my main image with images of ‘strong women’. I think I will use images of women from my own family form my own archive as this is more personal and more meaningful to me. My tutor believes this is a good idea to experiment with. She also recommended I look to Hannah Hoch’s work, which I will do.  

For the next tutorial, we are aiming for a video chat, where we can have printed copies of the images to look at together. My tutor also recommended seeking some form of feedback possibly from the level 3 forum or someone else. It might help get perspective from a distance. 

Here is my tutor report with comments from my tutor.

Tutor Feedback – A3 Download

Responding to the Feedback

I have definitely pushed myself since the last assignment. I took on board my tutor’s feedback and produced some collages. I really enjoyed them. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic I may not be able to re-shoot, so I am thinking of how to go forward with this. I produced several collages for each location, to give alternative views, but now I need to edit them. My collage technique is admittedly a bit rough. I did have a bit of trouble cutting the images out precisely and gluing them without getting glue everywhere. My tutor recommend different ways of doing this. So for my next assignment I will take this on board when re-doing my collages. My tutor recommended trying to find consistency. I will try and do this, hopefully by editing the images. I have them printed out, so I will try the side by side and see how I go from there. 

I rose the idea of text again, and we agreed that now may be a good time to start introducing it. I discussed how I wanted to show a contrast of strong women, in my images which portray male dominance. My tutor thought this would be a good idea, so I will be thinking and experimenting with this. 

Assignment Two

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Here is a link to my second assignment:

Assignment Two

Following a feedback decision over the phone with my tutor on the 12th of November, I have made some notes on our conversation. 

I started by explaining what I had done since my last assignment, while my tutor looked at how I had cut my images down. My tutor thought this was good, as I had showed my process throughout. She said that my images showing me putting the images next to and on top of reminded her of David Hockney’s work. I briefly looked into his work in a previous unit, I will look at his work before I progress to the next assignment. 

Collage is something that I keep thinking back to as it would allow various perspectives, and show the inequality in its various forms. Layering the images, cutting up, or super-imposing could be methods to try out. My tutor recommend keeping it simple and sticking to one locations images, and try various collages and see where it leads. I will be trying this over the next few weeks and will email my results to my tutor when done. I will also upload all of this to my blog to keep a record of my progress and development. 

My tutor recommend that I look into Anna Atkins and pinhole photography. I will be looking into psychogeography as my tutor believes this is where my body of work may end up lying in. I will also look up artists who document their journeys, and walking artists. 

We looked at my pilgrimage research and my tutor recommend that I went though and pick the ones which resonates with me and explain and look into why. This may help with my experimentation with collages. 

Here is my self filled in feedback form, with additional notes from my tutor.  

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Responding to the Feedback

Following my feedback tutorial, I do agree with my tutor that I haven’t pushed my self. Except photographing different locations, I haven’t really experimented per say with my images or linked them. I do realise that I have to get out of my comfort zone and really push myself and try new things. This is the main thing I will take from this assignment. It is time to experiment. 

I discussed with my tutor how I could do this and one thought came up; producing a collage. I believe this may actually be beneficial to my work as I can create a new image but showcase various aspects. By creating a new image, I can use it to represent what I want to portray.