From your Personal Investigation based on IDENTITY & COMMUNITY write an overview of what you learned so far (both as Yr 12 and Yr 13 student) and how you intend to develop your Personal Study.

1. Describe which themes, medium (photography, film), approaches (documentary, tableaux, conceptual), artists (incl contextual references to art history, movements and isms) and photographic skills, processes, techniques and methods (incl learning new software) inspired you the most and why.

During my investigation of Identity and Community I feel as if my skills and efficiency has successfully developed. In the last project which was completed in groups, I found that I preferred the medium of still photography than film material, I felt more confident in the collage created as that form of presentation is my favourite to do. However, the film within our group still had an amazing concept that I feel was well executed by whom was delegated to edit and film our materials. Our group took the choice to push the mediums of the project and to use embroidery, using very useful skills that were taught to us by Yulia M , on our still photography. In the next year, I wish to continue prioritising photography over filming as that is what I feel the most comfortable and confident

One approach I would like to explore is the documentary some time this year. I feel like a real, raw in look at someone’s identity, capturing the genuine essence of how a person may express themselves.

My favourite artist in which I have studied so far is Carolle Benitah, using her work as a reference in two of my projects. I always come back to her work due to how strong Benitah has been influencing my initial ideas, weather that is connected to the literal physical embroidery she presents or how her work gives a sense of ambition to think ‘outside the box’ and try a new, different approach to my final pieces.

Over the course of the year, I can see through revisiting old blog posts that my skills and understanding of writing an image analysis has improved greatly as having more experience with the subject makes it easier to analyse and critique other work. When starting the subject, I found photo analysis the hardest part of the projects, although I still am not the best, I feel a personal accomplishment