Topic Focus

Belonging – Tying in with family archival imagery, finding a sense of belonging in myself and my family setting

Environment – Exploring how environment effects your personal health and mental well being

Purpose – discovering the big question ever left unanswered as to why we are here

Essay questions

In what way does Carole Benitah explore childhood memories through her work as a method of understanding identity and self expression?

In what way is identity and autobiography expressed in the work of Chino Otsuka and Tom Hunter?

How chronic illness has inspired people to document their story through photography as a way of healing?

Does a portrait tell us more about the person portrayed or the photographer?

Can personality and identity be expressed in a portrait?

Harvard system of referencing

Bibliography

Wolf, N.(2007) Romanticism.

Germany : TASCHEN

How to incorporate quotes in my writing

Critic Norbert Wolf says ” Not even the scholarly disciplines concerned with romanticism have been able to do more than arrive at an approximate definition,” (Wolf 2007)

Topic Focus

Occupation/ Dancing through time- Tying in with the occupation aspect of the project, dance is a topic which relates to me and I find interesting. Facing the reality of rejection, preparation and success.

Fashion- Exploring the dance fashion used in addition to music and movements in order to express a certain feeling. As well as how the costuming (fashion element) adds to the overall intention of the dance piece, as well as how it expresses the individual and what he/she is feeling.

Location- Exploring different locations in which dancers use for different reasons.

Dance Movements- Exploring dance movements for different emphasis on emotions.

Possible Essay Questions

Dancing through time- How is the work of Claude Cahun and Cindy Sherman questioning the politics of gender and female stereotypes?

Dancing through time- Is it possible for photography to capture moments in time objectively and truthfully?

Portraiture- Can personality and identity be expressed in a portrait?

Fashion- How has Fashion Photography transformed, from staged studio settings to the everyday reality, resembling documentary photography?

Dance Movements- Can photography truly capture the essence of a moment, ultimately questioning why we take photographs?

How does fashion shape social identities?

Investigating how 90’s grunge style has resurfaced and shaped contemporary fashion and it dissemination through social media.

How do photographers Maciej Dakowicz, David Moore and Rut Blees Luxemberg record on to photographs their sense of community and identity?

How does the contribution of colour aid the creation of bold and dramatic statements within the work of Rankin?

Bibliography

Rachel Hosie (Feb 5 2019) A photographer asked teenagers to edit their photos until they thought they looked ‘social media ready,’ and the results are shocking Insider: New York City https://www.insider.com/selfie-harm-photo-series-rankin-asks-teens-to-edit-photos-until-social-media-ready-2019-2 Dec 3 2019

Rokas Laurinavičius (2019) Photographer Asks Teens To Edit Their Pics Until They Look ‘Social Media Ready’, Posts The Alarming Results boredpanda: Vilnius https://www.boredpanda.com/teenagers-edit-photos-social-media-selfie-harm-rankin/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic Dec 3 2019

Hidrėlėy, Li Nefas, Jonas Grinevičius, Julija Nėjė (2019) People From Around The World Edited These Man And Woman Headshots To Look Trendy In Their Country (27 Pics) boredpanda: Vilnius https://www.boredpanda.com/how-countries-define-fashion-style-groomandstyle/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic Dec 4 2019

Key Words-

• belonging
• separation
• lost
• family
• home
• divorce
• identity
• alone
• confusion
• uncertainty
• stability
• choice
• unknown

Questions-

• How can elements of Surrealism be used to express and visualize a persons inner conflict around belonging in society?
• To what extent does Surrealism create an unconscious representation of ones inner conflicts of identity?
• How does Chris McKenney use surrealism to express supernatural ideologies?

Harvard system of referencing –

Bibliography: Adams, R. (1996). Beauty in Photography. New York: Aperture Foundation. O’Hagan, S. (16.Feb.2012). A Photographer With a Profound Sense of Space. London: The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/feb/16/robert-adams-photographer-sense-place.

Quote inside your text: ………………….. Photographer Robert Adams said “The greatest beauty in artwork tends to encompass most; the artworks of largest importance frequently have within them the widest diversity.” (Adams 1996: 27) Meaning that …………………..

………………….. Sean O’Hagan said “To a degree, all of Adams’ work is simple, but deceptively so.” (O’Hagan 16.Feb.2012) Meaning …………………..

if quotes are more than 4 lines, an indentation must be made

TOPIC FOCUS:

• OCCUPATION/IMMIGRATION: tying in with the key word of the project occupation, a topic which is relevant to me and for a majority of first generation Jersey born people is immigration. Facing hardships due to their parents status which prevents them from accessing many aspects of service in Jersey.

• HOUSING: exploring the different living conditions of the working class people in Jersey and how their status influences the type of property that they can access. Unqualified is a word which I am interested to explore as it taints immigrants as uneducated and unskilled through the simple use of this label.

• NOSTALGIA/FILM: in terms of the visual presentation of my images, I will be exploring the use of film and how the visual aspects of it influence the way we view the images and the feelings which they evoke.

• DISCRIMINATION/SHAME: the living conditions of some immigrants in Jersey is very clearly below the standard of what it should be therefore bringing shame to the people who have no other choice and have to endure conditions like these.

POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS:

• In what way does Nick Hedges portray a sense of state discrimination and hopelessness through his monochromatic imagery?

• To what extent does Michelle Sank use realism in order to portray the reality of working class life?

• To what extent is documentary photography effective in capturing the shame witch comes with the immigrant population of Jersey?

• How do photographers Maciej Dakowicz, Theo Gosselin and Mike Brodie represent different communities in their work?

Niall McDiarmid:

Lens Culture website, Wobneb Magazine (Extract), (Accessed 03/12/19) https://www.lensculture.com/articles/niall-mcdiarmid-faces-of-our-times-the-people-of-london

McDiarmid’s Website: https://www.niallmcdiarmid.com/

Vimeo, Niall McDiarmid: Town to Town (Accessed 06/12/19) https://vimeo.com/251490728

Bibliography:

Caws, M.A. (2004), Surrealism. New York: Phaidon Press Ltd.

Brassaï says; ‘A used sliver of soap and a blob of toothpaste’ (Brassaï, 2003: 98)

Essay question – how has the landscape been manipulated or conserved throughout photography?

Photographers – Andreas Gursky, Hilla & Bernd Becher

Jersey seen from the perspective of migrant workers. The labor of seasonal farm workers in Jersey has been an important part of the local economy for more than 150 years, yet their presence on the Island remains largely undocumented. Archival representation is usually limited to marketing material created by industry representatives, or staged photo opportunities with local media. ‘Invisible Hands’ aims to offer another perspective on agricultural labor in Jersey – that of the workers themselves. A collaboration between migrant workers, the artist Alicja Rogalska and The Morning Boat, with support from: Art House Jersey, One Foundation, the Polish Cultural Institute and the Polish Embassy.