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CC – ANTHROPOCENE – Introduction / Ideas

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WHAT IS “ANTHROPOCENE?”

The Anthropocene defines Earth’s most recent geologic time period, whilst being human-influenced and humans impacts on Earth’s geology and ecosystems. Or anthropogenic, based on overwhelming global evidence that atmospheric, geologic, hydrologic, biospheric and other earth system processes are now altered by humans.

Welcome to the Anthropocene

MIND MAP

I created a mind map to visualised my ideas, which helped me create a consistent theme. Water/Plastic pollution / Rising water levels. Possible, Astrology, and how humans have effected the orbit.

But mainly I would like to create an altered landscape, (photo manipulation) that visualises the negative impact that plastic has on our oceans.

MOOD BOARD

I chose images that inspired me of Google and Instagram, based on the topics, the sea and space.

MY IDEA / ACTION PLAN

I plan to make altered landscapes using my own photos. They would convey the impact that man has had on the oceans, and plastic pollution.

I would try to make an image where you can see above and under the water, then edit plastic in it.

I would get the image putting my camera/phone in box then half submerging it, to get the underwater. Or a big fish tank. Then bring it into Photoshop.

Like this :

WHAT ARE ALTERED LANDSCAPES?

It is when you created/change a landscape. Usually done in Adobe Photoshop. They can convey a deeper more complex meaning through imagery, as you are able to mix image together different images by manipulating them. You can make something realistic or fictional/unrealistic.

PHOTO MANIPULATION I’VE MADE USING STOCK IMAGES

LINK 1 : https://www.behance.net/gallery/113617327/Photo-Manipulation

PHOTO MANIPULATION I’VE MADE USING MY OWN IMAGES

LINK 2 : https://www.behance.net/gallery/118463707/Photo-Manipulation-%28My-Photos%29

“Freedom Tree 2072” : https://www.behance.net/gallery/118361029/FREEDOM-TREE-2072

WHAT ARTISTS/PHOTOGRAPHERS AM I USING?

SEBNEM COSKUN – She is a Turkish photojournalist that has recently won the first prize in Nature and Environment category and the finalist award in the Photographer of the Year. Coskun won the prize in Nature and Environment category with her image. In her image, she took a diver surrounded by COVID-19 waste in the Mediterranean Sea. This fits in with my idea of water pollution!

I chose Coskun to be the main focus, as she has a strong link to the environmental impact side of things, as she won the POY. I am also basing my theme from inspirations from her work, on the topic of plastic pollution in our sea.

DILLON SAW – He focus on altered landscapes and some night photography, this is what I plan to do for one of my final pieces.

On the other hand, I chose Dillon Saw to bring the altered landscapes/photo manipulation aspect into my work. Also, I can make space inspired edits to tell a story through the image.

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Mandy Barker

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Mandy Barker is a British photographer. She is mostly known for work with marine plastic debris. She has worked alongside scientists in hopes of bringing awareness to the mass amount of plastic that is floating around in our oceans. A lot of Mandy Barkers work has been manipulated and photo shopped to look as if these plastics are on going in the ocean. I will be focusing on her microscopic work below where she photographs small living marine organisms to be looking as such debris of plastics floating in the ocean.

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Plastic armageddon in Sea of Artifacts at Fotografiska Stockholm - Fotografiska

This image above Mandy has used a microscope to photograph marine micro organisms that live throughout the ocean. This images are supposed to represent the plastic wastage in the oceans due to humans. As we can see this image in particular is similar to a plastic bag which floats through the depths of the water. Mandy jellyfish are mistaken for plastic bags in the oceans and i think this is where Mandy wanted to emphasis the effects of plastic. Enveloping black space evokes the deep oceans beneath. Presenting new ‘specimens’ created from recovered debris, serves as a metaphor to the use of plastic and the Anthropocene. Movements of the recovered plastic objects, recorded in camera over several seconds, represent the movement of individual plankton in the water. Current scientific research has found that plankton ingest micro plastic particles, mistaking them for food, and at the bottom of the food chain they are themselves a crucial source of food for many of the larger creatures. The potential impact on marine life and ultimately man itself is currently of vital concern. Mandy has made not only interesting images to look at when seeing plankton through a microscope, but a good story and image of what the effects of plastic is doing to the smallest of living creatures.

Independent, Task

Anthropocene – Landscapes

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Ideas

I am going to focus my work on Anthropocene that is shown through the form of landscapes, looking more at altered landscapes. I am planning on studying the work of photographers Felicity Hammond and Tanja Deman, as I wish to convey a similar message to what they present in their work, within my own photographs. One way I could portray a similar message denouncing man’s negative impact on the world is by photographing protected areas in Jersey, such as Jersey’s National Park, and edit in structures from La Colette and the tip to show what would happen to our beautiful landscapes if we didn’t conserve them.

ANTHROPOCENE, Controlled Conditions

ANTHROPOCENE ACTION PLAN

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I have decided that I want to present the theme of Anthropocene through landscape photography. I am also going to include altered landscapes and Photoshop into this unit. My idea is to photograph natural landscapes in Jersey that haven’t yet been affected or altered by humans – such as St Ouens bay, any beach, sand dunes and any woods, and photograph urban places in jersey such as town with many tall buildings and apartments. By photographing both of them I will then Photoshop and alter the images together by selecting a cutting out the tall buildings and pasting them over to the natural landscapes. By doing this I want to create an idea of what Jersey may look like in the future if we don’t stop building over our natural landscapes that we have left, this will link into the Anthropocene theme perfectly as it will show the kind of effect us humans have and will have on our planet in the future.

WHAT? I will photograph natural landscape sites in Jersey. I will photograph all of St Ouens bay from a high view and the sand dunes. As well as going into town and taking photos of the buildings and trying to find tall buildings/offices.

WHEN? I want to take my photos during the day as I want the sun to be out and have natural lighting, I will wait for a sunny day and possibly when the sun sets to make the coast look golden.

WHERE? St. Ouens and town/ places in Jersey with really tall buildings.

WHY? Once I alter my images on Photoshop I want to show how Jersey and our natural landscapes may look like in the future if we humans don’t stop building over any spare land we have left.

HOW? I will take my images on a quick shutter speed, to avoid my images going blurry if I move the camera. I am going to take most of my images from a high point of view/angle to capture all of the bay and dunes as well as capturing all of the buildings to make it easier and more presentable when editing them onto the coast by Photoshop.

Controlled Conditions

Anthropocene

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The Anthropocene is an unit of geologic time, used to describe the most recent period in Earth’s history when human activity started to have a significant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems. In the past 60 years in particular, human impacts have unfolded at a fast rate and scale. Carbon emissions, global warming, habitat destruction, extinction and more are all signs that we have significantly modified our planet.

Anthropocene photography works on displaying the effects of humans on the Earth. Anthropocene photographers create images based on pollution and waste, the destruction of nature and large man-made structures. Anthropocene photography is heavily rooted in political views on climate change.
The Anthropocene Project is a integrative body of work combining fine art photography, film, virtual reality, augmented reality, and scientific research to investigate human influence on the state, dynamic, and future of the Earth.

Initial ideas:

After looking at all the potential options I could explore , I found I was most drawn to the portraiture option.

Independent, Task

Anthropocene

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Anthropocene is the scale of human impact on earth, Anthropocene is sometimes used to simply describe the time during which humans have had a substantial impact on our planet. Geologists believe humans have become the single most defining force on the planet.

“the indelible marks left by humankind on the geological face of our planet”

Anthropocene photography focuses on displaying the effects of mankind on the Earth. Typically, Anthropocene photographers will produce images based on pollution and/or waste, the destruction of nature, and large man-made structures. This form of photography is heavily rooted in political views on climate change.

There is a project on Anthropocene, it is a multidisciplinary body of work combining fine art photography, film, virtual reality, augmented reality, and scientific research to investigate human influence on the state, dynamic, and future of the Earth.

Landscapes

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Portraits

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