Mapping

Techniques

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 georginie

I have kept a journal, here is the link:

Journal

Here are the links to the various techniques I have experimented with:

Sub-Series

May 15, 2020January 31, 2021 georginie

Sub-Series

I felt that I still had more that I could add to my project. This actually coincided with the Coronavirus outbreak. I am having to shield so am unable to go outside and photograph more at the moment. I have always thought about bringing maps into my work, to reinforce the journey part and the give some context but without being too specific. I also thought about how I could contrast the inequality with ‘strong women’. I then had the idea to use images from my own personal archive of female family members and bring these in somehow.

My idea is to combine the map images and the female images together, to symbolise that my family, the strong women are with me on this journey.

Here is my post on my archive images.

I have used Ordinate Survey mapping and have printed them in colour and in black and white, to try and see which suits the format better.

Here is my post on my mapping and combining the images.

I will also be using text alongside my main image and side image, here is a link to my post on texts.

OS Mapping. At: https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk

Bibliography – OS Maps Download

May 15, 2020January 31, 2021 georginie

Mapping

After I decided on using mapping, I began experimenting with combining the maps and the archive images. I wanted to give the impression that the women are on the journey with me. However they are not in the main images, inferring they are excluded, which keeps to the theme of gender inequality.

I have printed and cut out the images of women:

Here is one with a colour map:

Here is one with the black and white map:

Whilst the black and white images looks good, I think the colour map looks better. It shows better contrast between the two elements. The little bit of colour from the map, really makes the image stand out.

I then tried moving them around and rearranging to see which went best:

I then stuck the images together, cut them out and re-photographed them. Here are the eight finished images that I have chosen to use in my assignment: