I have included my first mind map for my project on ‘islandsness’, these are the ideas that first come to mind when thinking about what I want to include in my project. Creating the mind map has helped me to think and plan out what I could do for each idea, it has also allowed me to figure out what will be the best idea for the future project. the mid-map has also helped to pick the ideas that are actually doable and the ones that will be harder to portray through photographs.
Mood board
Idea 1:
My first idea is to photograph the economic divide that we have in Jersey, I would include images of the types of housing showing the upper class, middle class and lower classing. For this idea I would also include environmental portraits and I think that there are a lot of different occupations in Jersey which I most cases show the level of class. I will be able to make binary opposites collages which will create a more interesting final project. This is also a strong way of showing what island life is like for different people.
Idea 2:
For my second idea i would use the theme of identity and wok in how living on a small island disconnects us from other counties and even our families that live in different places. Many people who live in Jersey have moved away from the home counties where their families are, meaning that they are alone here which can sometimes have major effects on these relationships. Living in Jersey can also be claustrophobic as some do not have a connection outside of the island. Similar to my mum and dad when they moved over here they only had friends while their families wee back in England and Ireland, for most people this is where your friends become you family. This is similar to my situation, where I have my ‘Jersey Family’ and then my blood family. For editing I would take inspiration from my identity project as I enjoyed the editing process and found the experimenting in photoshop interesting. Finally, I have chosen some photographers that I might include in my project, Carolle Benitah, Birthe Piontek, Joachim Schmid and Diana Markosian.