Political

adjective: relating to the government or public affairs of a country.

“a period of political and economic stability”

Politics

noun: the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power.

Politics is the way that people living in groups make decisions. It is about making agreements between people so that they can live together in groups such as tribes, cities, or countries. In large groups, such as countries, some people may spend a lot of their time making such agreements.

Landscape

noun

1. all the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.

2. denoting a format of printed matter which is wider than it is high.

Environment

The environment is a concept i could look further into in this project as there is a lot of differing opinions regarding new constructions and infrastructure being built. I could explore the new buildings and the ones being redeveloped around jersey and how it affects the residents living  around that area e.g the new hospital being redeveloped in Jersey and the repercussions of it. Looking at the environment could also link to conservation looking at natural disasters, global warming or landfills.

Family

Another concept i could look at is family and the relationships and differing of opinions between family members. I could look at more serious topics like death and illness and how that affects others. Exploring personal stories and different peoples perspectives behind the images i would produce about coping with illness. The images could give exposure to many peoples reality.

When researching i came across a series by Cheney Orr called ‘A Father, a Son, a Disease, and a Camera’ documenting over time the effects of his fathers struggle with  early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2011 showing some very emotional images.

https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/a-father-a-son-a-disease-and-a-camera/

Social Issues

Social issues like age, race/ethnicity,  gender and disability could also be a theme i could look at. Doing this would give exposure on how these social issues are effecting individuals everyday lives that may not even cross other peoples minds.

I found the artist Joe Webb where he creates collages from images in newspapers and reimagines the found imagery using simple edits to make politically charged artworks.

http://www.joewebbart.com