Welcome back after Exams!
In the first A-Level coursework module, Personal Investigation as Yr 13 students you are going to be taught by two contemporary artists, Tanja Deman (Croatia) and Jonny Briggs (London) who are the current Archisle Jersey International Photographer-in-Residence at the Société Jersiaise Photographic Archive.
Over the next 6 weeks a we have arranged a series of lectures, masterclasses and practical workshops that will offer you a unique opportunity to learn new skills and develop your practice as a student of photography. Tanja and Jonny will inspire, challenge and make you think differently about the process of image-making and its meaning.
The themes we will be exploring are: FAMILY or ENVIRONMENT
The work that you produce here will be the foundation and starting points for your continued Personal Investigation when you return in September for the new academic year to learn about visual storytelling in contemporary photography.
We will provide support and guidance for this unit…including essay writing skills and a framework to support your understanding. Much of this will develop into a photo-book and you may even create your own book(s) using traditional book binding techniques which has become a strong and unique feature for many contemporary photographers wishing to publish their own work.
This extended project will culminate in a fully curated student exhibition; Constructed Narratives at the Berni Gallery, Jersey Arts Centre 27 Nov – 23 Dec 2017.
Workshops
Day 1 Tuesday 13 June Societe Jersiaise – all day
Inspirations and starting point from the Photographic Archive and introduction to Tanja Deman’s and Jonny Briggs practice.
Day 2 Tuesday 20 June Hautlieu School / location – all day
Workshop with Tanja on location in Jersey
Day 3 Tuesday 4 July Hautlieu School – normal lesson time
Workshop with Jonny in the Photographic Studio – bring personal objects/items>
Day 4 Tuesday 11 July Hautlieu School – normal lesson time
Workshop with Tanja developing photo-montage skills from on-location shoot.
Day 5 Tuesday 18 July Hautlieu School – normal lesson time
Workshop with Jonny developing photo-montage skills from studio shoot
Read here for a full details of the workshop programme IPR Workshop 2017
Use TRACKING-SHEET-SUMMER TERM_2017 for a full overview of what you are required to do in the next 6 weeks. You are required to self-monitor your progress and will be asked to upload Tracking-Sheet with an update on a weekly basis to your blog.
This unit requires you to produce an appropriate number of blog posts which charts you project from start to finish including research, planning, analysis, recording, experimentation, evaluation, and presentation of creative outcomes.