These are my final outcomes for my islands photobook project i was very happy with how this project turnt out and feel have some strong final outcomes
These are my final outcomes from my rock project i was very happy with how these turn’t out and feel they have a good contrast of colour
these are my final outcomes from Anthropocene i was overall pretty happy with this project and am glad i had monochrome and colour final outcomes
these are my still life final outcomes i am happy with how they turnt out as one of my first projects and like the edit of the dairy projects behind the car
Key characteristics/ conventions : images that resemble paintings blurred fuzzy imagery to make photography art
Artists associated: Clarence H. White, Peter Henry Emerson
Key works:
Methods/ techniques/ processes: scratching and brushing in darkroom and soft focus Vaseline on lens
REALISM / STRAIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
Time period: 1880-1920
Key characteristics/ conventions : photographs that are not manipulated, either in the taking of the image or by darkroom or digital processes, but sharply depict the scene or subject as the camera sees it.
Artists associated: Olive Cotton, Alfred Stieglitz
Key works:
dward Steichen A Bee on a Sunflower c.1920Edward Weston Nude 1936
Tina Modotti Bandelier, Corn and Sickle 1927
Margaret Bourke-White George Washington Bridge 1933
Methods/ techniques/ processes:
POST-MODERNISM
Nialistic reaction to modernism, result of ww2, Postmodern photography is characterized by atypical compositions of subjects that are unconventional or sometimes completely absent, making sympathy with the subject difficult or impossible
Time period: “arose in the second half of the 20th century”
Key characteristics/ conventions : celebrating difference rather than unity,
The Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown dependency, which means that it is not part of the UK but is rather a self-governing possession of the British Crown. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defence and international representation.
There are three island territories within the British Isles that are known as Crown Dependencies; these are the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey which make up Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. The Crown Dependencies are not part of the United Kingdom, but are self-governing possessions of the British Crown.
How did Jersey become self-governing?
In 1204 King John lost the Battle of Rouen against the French King Philippe-Auguste. The defeat signalled the loss of continental Normandy, united with the English Crown since the invasion of England by William the Conqueror in 1066. The Channel Islands, part of the Duchy of Normandy for more than a hundred years at that point, might have been expected to align themselves with the French King in 1204 but they were persuaded by a combination of carrot and stick to side with King John instead.
Among the privileges which the King granted Islanders was the right to be governed by their own laws and he instructed them to select their 12 best men as Jurats who, sitting with the Bailiff, became the Island’s Royal Court. A warden, later to become governor, was appointed by the King to organise the defence of the Island.
Jersey’s Constitution
The constitutional position which Jersey enjoys today is founded on these links with the English Crown confirmed in Royal Charters by subsequent monarchs. Over a period of time, the Royal Court began to consult with the people through the Constables (or Connétables) of the parishes and with the church through the rectors. This consultation with the 3 estates of court, people and church was eventually formalised into what we now know as the States of Jersey. Significant constitutional changes in 1856 and 1948 saw the introduction of Deputies and Senators into the States and the removal of the Jurats and the rectors. However, the 12 Jurats remain the lay members of the Royal Court and are today chosen by an electoral college comprising members of the court and the States.
The Crown Dependencies have never been colonies of the UK. Nor are they Overseas Territories, like Gibraltar, which have a different relationship with the UK. The constitutional relationship of the Islands with the UK is maintained through the Crown and is not enshrined in a formal constitutional document.
The difference between crown dependencies and overseas territories is that, British Crown Dependency means that you are self-governing but the British Crown maintains its possession of you. On the other hand, British Overseas Territory means that you are a British colony that continues to have a constitutional link with the United Kingdom.
The sovereignty of the crown dependencies and the British overseas territories in the Brexit era
Clement Chapillon is a photographer based in the south of France. His work explores the territories, their people, and the links that unite them through a personal style borrowed from “poetic realism”. His narratives, at the border between the real and the imaginary, draw from current testimonies or old writings to document the geographical and mental space of places.
He made his first long-term documentary in Israel/Palestine entitled “Promise me a Land” to explore the various dimensions of the promised land. The series was published in an eponymous book by Kehrer Verlag and edited in many media (L’obs, Le Monde, Libération, Arte,…), won the Leica prize in Arles in 2017, and was exhibited in several institutions from Paris to Jerusalem (104, Tbilisi, MAC, Willy Brandt Center, CNAM…).
Clément Chapillon’s latest book explores notions of solitude on a remote Greek island
Clément Chapillon had been visiting the picturesque Greek island of Amorgos, the easternmost island in the Cyclades archipelago, for 20 years. Amorgos’ dramatic terrain, both arid and scenic at once, compelled him. However, the isolation engendered by the wild landscape and geographical remoteness of Amorgos ultimately intrigued the artist.
Receiving support from the artist residency Fondation des Treilles in 2019, he set out to photograph his experience of the enclave and the emotions it provoked in him. Employing a medium format analogue camera, Chapillon travelled to the island on five separate occasions over two years, immersing himself in the solitude of his surroundings.
The American novelist Henry Miller reflected that “spiritual apparitions” punctuated his journey to Greece – a sentiment that resonated with Chapillon. His quiet images, drenched in the golden Greek sun, confer a sense of otherworldliness. However, an eerie silence and lethargy also pervade them.
Collectively, the images question the idea and experience of “islandness”, as the photographer describes it, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in Amorgos’ atmosphere as Chapillon found it.
Lesson task Thurs:Personal Study Read the essay and comment on its overall written and interpretative quality as well as its use of critical, contextual and historical references, eg.
Does the essay address its hypothesis?
yes this essay hypothesis is about the idea of photographs not just being manufactured memories but are also expressions of our desire to hold on to something through all the links to memories her grandad still holds onto
Does it provide new knowledge and understanding?
yes she has a very very strong knowledge of photography and the topic of her book she Cleary understands the context and language very well
Is the essay well structured with a sense of an introduction, paragraphs and a conclusion?
yes this essay is cvery well structured with different coloums of text wrapping around selected images
Use and flow of language, prose, punctuation, spelling.
she uses very strong language showing an in depth understanding of language and very good use of punctuation
Use of specialist vocabulary relating to art and photography.
yes she uses strong photography showing an in depth understanding through out the essay
Analysis of artist’s oeuvre (body of work) and key work(s).
yeah i feel like she has shown an in-depth knowledge of her artists refences work through out the book and essay with lots of useful information about there work while also linking it back to her
Evidence of wider reading with reference to art history/ theory, political discourse and/or socio-economical context.
yes she links a lot of her wok to very early photographic technology and artists for example she talks about the daguerreotype made in 1839 along with many other smart links to the history and theory side of photography
Use of direct quotes, summary or commentary from others to make an informed and critical argument.
she has lots of quotes through out the essay correctly punctuated as well as references of where to find them
Use of referencing system (eg. Harvard) and a bibliography.
yes she has used good refrencening throughout the essay and then also in the bibliography as well with links to articles and books she had used for information
Use of illustrations with captions listing name of artist, title of work and year of production.
yes she has alto of photos through out the essay of her work and others and then linking it back very well to her own work and of other examples of the techniques she has used
In present time, physical archives aren’t as popular as previous years due to the creation of technology such as phones and computers. These phones make taking photographs very easy and accessible for all users. Due to this, photos have become less special and significant to modern day rather than 100 years ago when photographs were seen as treasure and important. The Société Jersiaise was founded in 1873 for the study of Jersey archaeology, history, natural history and the ancient language of Jèrriais. They have special events and the Lord Coutanche Library supports the work of the Société Jersiaise by collecting and preserving material relating to Jersey’s history. Their photo archive contains over 120,000 images ranging from the 1840s to recent day. In recent years, the Societe group has led out an excavation of human and mammoth remains at La Cotte De St Brelade which has helped the population understand and learn about the heritage of Jersey and the geographical history. As stated on their website, the Societe main objective to produce and facilitate research on the Island’s history, culture, language and environment; and to share that knowledge with the widest possible audience for the benefit of our island community. This benefits the islands heritage as it holds old documents of a nearly extinct language of Jerrias, meaning this history will not be forgotten. The Societe offer memberships to the community from £12 (if your a student) to £100 a year. By applying for the membership you get permission of access to all heritage sites, regular newsletters, and a 10% discount on books. A large and engaged membership has been crucial to the considerable successes of the Société Jersiaise over many years. Membership is open to all and by joining, it means you would be supporting many activities with your subscription. The archive holds images and documents from historic photographers. Early photographers such as William Collie, Charles Hugo, Thomas Sutton and Henry Mullins. Included as well are later nineteenth century photographers such as Clarence Ouless, Ernest Baudoux and Albert Smith. To follow in the 20th century the archive holds very value images from a rich point in history in Jersey. This being WWII; specifically, images from the German occupation and the liberation of the island.
Library of Ashurbanipal
The history of archives dates back to nearly the 7th century BC with the first one named the Library of Ashurbanipal. The Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, named after Ashurbanipal, the last great king of the Assyrian Empire, is a collection of more than 30,000 clay tablets and fragments containing texts of all kinds from the 7th century BC, including texts in various languages. The archive contains a poem from ancient Mesopotamia named The Epic of Gilgamesh. It is regarded as the earliest surviving notable literature and the second oldest religious text, after the Pyramid Texts.
Henry Mullins
Henry Mullins
Henry Mullins is one of the most influential establishers of f La Société Jersiaise who started working in London from 1840 and later moved to Jersey is 1848, where he set up a studio as the Royal Saloon. He worked at his studio for 26 years where he learnt his speciality which was cartes de visite and the photographic archive of La Société contains a massive collection of these. Their online archive contains 9600 images, but the majority of them are sets from up to 16 photographs at a time. After setting up his studio in the royal square he created an advert in 1852 to attract customers to have portraits taken.
Henry Mullins advert from 1852
By looking and analysing Mullins work you get a good understanding and idea of the different types of people throughout that time period. Mullins’ photographed many different kinds of people from soldiers to carpenters, maids, children and even people with extreme power. He also photographed Charles Bertram who was a magician from 1853-1907 and was known as ‘The Royal Conjurer’ because of his performances for the royalty. After his death his collection of over 20,000 negatives was acquired in 1883 by Clarence Philip Ouless and formed part of his collection which was given to La Société in 2006.
Conclusion
Overall, archives record and represent events that have happened throughout the history of the world, educating newer generations of how life was lived and the importance of their ancestors. By learning about archives will help inspire me to complete my archive as it teaches about the past without using words but rather through images. After learning about archives it means I have the knowledge of why they were used, how they were created, and aspects from them that can be imported into my zine project.
A photo zine is a self-published, often handmade collection of photographs laid out in a magazine style. It can include written text and illustrations as well as photos. They are designed to display and share photo stories. A photo zine can be a single, one-off publication.
A zine is usually a non – commercial, non professional publication, kind of like a magazine but with a twist. The main difference between a magazine and a zine is that zines are not out there to make a profit but, rather, to add other, often unheard voices into the mix.
Examples of created photo-zines:
Café Royal Books is a small independent publisher of photography photobooks or zines, and sometimes drawing, solely run by Craig Atkinson and based in Southport, England. Café Royal Books produces small-run publications predominantly documenting social, historical and architectural change, often in Britain, using both new work and photographs from archives. It has been operating since 2005 and by mid 2014 had published about 200 books and zines and they are held in major public collections
Birmingham 1960s photo-zine:
Original photo-zine
Photo-zine moodboard:
UK Rave 1991Soho 1990Isle of Wight Festival 1969-1970Graffiti 1971-1983Birmingham 1960s
The pages in the photo-zine display the images side by side and create some sort of story. I am going to aim to create a photo-zine with a similar style as the Cafe Royal Books collection of zines that are described through black and white images displaying the history of Britain. I am most likely going to have alot of my images included in the photo-zine to be shown in black and white to try and follow the style of these older zines.
