The Société Jersiaise was founded in January 1873 by a small number of prominent Islanders who were interested in the study of the history, the language and the antiquities of Jersey. Membership grew quickly and the aims of the new society soon widened to include the publication of historical documents, the founding of a Museum, and the study of the Island’s natural history. Their first Bulletin Annuel was issued in 1875 and continues to be the main record of their activities. They achieve their aims through their active Sections, research collections, community outreach and collaboration with local and international heritage partners.
“The Publication of Local History,
The encouragement of the use of French, the official language,
The study of the ancient local dialect,
To achieve, as far as possible, the conservation of all prehistoric and historical sites,
To found a library, mainly historical and archaeological,
To collaborate with other societies with similar aims” [1]
about the film:La Jetée is a French science fiction film directed by Chris Marker and associated with the Left Bank artistic movement, constructed most entirely from still photos it tells the story of a post nuclear war experiment in time travel. It is shot in black and white and is 28 minutes long. It won the Prix Jean Vigo for short film. The 1995 science fiction film 12 Monkeys was inspired by and borrows several concepts directly from La Jetée. There are around 422 images in the film, the effects of using still photographs for the system of La Jetee is to make sure the audience understands . Still photography contributes to narratives by the idea that an image or a series of images can be used to tell a story or create a narrative .
plot: the film is about a man that was a prisoner and is sent back and forth, in and out of time in an experiment that attempts to unravel the fate and the solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world during the aftermath of World War III in Paris. The experiment results in him getting caught up in a perpetual reminiscence of past events that are recreated on an airport’s viewing pier.
production: La Jetée is constructed almost entirely from optically printed photographs playing out as a photomontage of varying rhythm. It contains only one brief shot (of the woman sleeping and suddenly waking up) originating on a motion-picture camera, this is due to the fact that Chris Marker could only afford to hire one for an afternoon. The editing and soundtrack of La Jetée adds to the intensity of the film with the use of cut-ins and fade-outs, choir, airplane etc adds a sort of .. to the film., it produces the eerie and unsettling nature adding to the theme of the apocalyptic destruction of World War III.
Henri Cartier-Bresson was born August 22, 1908, in Chanteloup-en-Brie, France and passed away August 3, 2004, Céreste, France. Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French artist influenced by surrealism and humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as capturing a decisive moment.
the meaning behind Henri Cartier- Bresson’s book “the decisive moment” refers to the moment when all the elements in a photograph come together perfectly to create a meaningful image.
the exhibition made me consider the theme of Nostalgia because the of the noises and smells he used, this is because it reminded me of when I used to go to the play area in fort regent. It also made me consider the theme of Nostalgia because of the bright colours and patterns used in the AI photos. I think the photos was a good way of representing nostalgia as.
Describe photographic techniques used, including AI in the image-making process. In the photos from Will Lakeman you can see that he uses a lot of bright colours, I think this makes the photos pop more. AI can be a way of representing dreams as the pictures aren’t clear and perfect, AI makes a photo look unrealistic for example like a dream. With AI there’s also many different ways top create an image
what I like about this picture is that it looks like a swimming pool in a dream, you can tell that it is a swimming pool by the ladder going into the water and the colours being used. The colour and patterns being used in the photo makes it look unrealistic and as if you were in a dream. The blue, yellow, orange, white and patterns in this photo brings it to life and makes the photo look more nostalgic. Another thing I like about the photo is that I feel relaxed looking at it and feel like I’m actually in the photo.
I definitely recommend the exhibition to others because when I walked in I felt as if I was actually in the old fort regent. You could really tell that Will Lakeman put a lot of thought and effort into his work with the different sounds and the different smells of the swimming pool and Fort Regent. I really enjoyed looking at the photos that Will created as it made me have a different perspective of Fort Regent. The exhibition also had a static electric ball and an arcade game machine which I enjoyed using and thought it was a good idea to give everyone an example of what it would feel like to be there.
here are some of the photos that I took during my visit at Will Lakeman’s exhibition.
The camera obscura (Latin for “dark room”) is an optical device that creates an image by focusing rays of light onto a screen or sheet of paper. As the name suggests, many historical camera obscura experiments were performed in dark rooms. The surroundings of the projected image have to be relatively dark for the image to be clear
Nicephore Niepce & Heliography
a photographic process that was invented by Nicéphore Niepce. Heliography was developed using two distinct methods. The first consisted of “fixing the views” in the camera obscura, while the other copied existing engraving methods to “reproduce them by printing using known methods of engraving.”
Louis Daguerre & Daguerreotype
Daguerre’s invention did not spring to life fully grown, although in 1839 it may have seemed that way. In fact, Daguerre had been searching since the mid-1820s for a means to capture the fleeting images he saw in his camera obscura, a draftsman’s aid consisting of a wood box with a lens at one end that threw an image onto a frosted sheet of glass at the other. In 1829, he had formed a partnership with Nicéphore Niépce, who had been working on the same problem, how to make a permanent image using light and chemistry, and who had achieved primitive but real results as early as 1826. By the time Niépce died in 1833, the partners had yet to come up with a practical, reliable process.
Henry Fox Talbot & Calotype
Early photographic technique invented by William Henry Fox Talbot of Great Britain in the 1830s. In this technique, a sheet of paper coated with silver chloride was exposed to light in a camera obscura; those areas hit by light became dark in tone, yielding a negative image.
Robert Cornelius & self-portraiture
In February 2014 a daguerreotype self-portrait taken by the American photography pioneer Robert Cornelius of Philadelphia was considered the first American photographic portrait of a human ever produced, and since this was a self-portrait, it was also possibly the first “selfie.”
Henry Mullins & Carte-de-Visit
Henry Mullins started working at 230 Regent Street in London in the 1840s and moved to Jersey in July 1848. He was popular with officers of the Royal Militia Island of Jersey, for whom it was very popular to have portraits taken, as well as of their wives and children, for the more senior and more affluent officers. The pictures of these officers show clearly the fashion for long hair, whiskers and beards in the mid-1800s.
These are the photos that I took for my environmental photographs. I went to the library and asked my friend if I could take pictures of her as she is always spending her free time in there. I carefully picked the photos I preferred the most and edited them on Lightroom to achieve my final outcome.
Francesca Woodman (born in 1958, Colorado, America) was known for her black-and-white self-portraits and images of other female models. Despite her short career, which ended with her suicide at the age of 22, Woodman produced over 800 prints during her life. Influenced by Conceptualism and featuring recurring symbolic motifs such as birds, mirrors, and skulls, Woodman’s work is often compared to Surrealists such as Hans Bellmer and Man Ray.
I have chosen Francesca Woodman as my artist because looking at all her photographs I was drawn to how unique it is.
Masculinities and femininities are structured and expressed through other axes of identity such as class, race, ethnicity, age, and sexuality. Femininity and masculinity can carry many diverse meanings with numerous interpretations and can employ different scripts. to which persons see themselves as masculine or feminine given what it means to be a man or woman in society. Men are stereotypically seen as being aggressive, competitive, and instrumentally oriented while women are seen as being passive, cooperative, and expressive
Within photography, femininity and masculinity can be shown in many different ways there isn’t always one way for it to be shown, you can have a male in a dress and makeup, female wearing a suit etc. The wonderful thing about the connection between photography and femininity and masculinity is that people can express themselves as an individual for who they are.
For the environmental photos I went to the library and asked my friend if I could take pictures of her sitting and/or standing while reading a book. I then went onto Lightroom and edited the photos into black and white, I lightened her hair so you could see the details in the curls within her hair.
For the studio photos/ exploring lighting I asked my friend if I could take photos of her in the studio, we used techniques such as the butterfly effect, chiaruscuro and rembrandt lighting, after taking the photos I edited them on Lightroom turning it into black and white.
For the identity photos I took pictures of the same person I used for the environmental photos, I took pictures of different body parts and a reflection in the mirror. The reason I didn’t include any photos of her face is because I feel like keeping her face hidden would make the photos more mysterious, I thought keeping the pictures of body parts fitted femininity better.
what was successful
What was successful about the environmental photos was that i was able to take pictures in a place that my friend and I love to go to in our own time. I like how the black and white makes the image pop more.
What was successful about the studio photos/ exploring light was that I was able to do all of the techniques and have a positive outcome.
What was successful about the identity photos was that I was able to get the photos that I was aiming for in the end.
what could’ve been done better
What could’ve been done better about the environmental photos was that I could’ve taken more photos in other places other than the library.
What could’ve been done better about the studio photos/ exploring light is that I could’ve explored more with different colour lights for a more unique look.
What could’ve been done better about the identity photos is that I wish I took more variety of different photos so I could have a wider range of photos.
overall
overall I think I manged to complete some photos of what I was aiming for, However I hoped to have more photos overall.
