Research Task: Relay
Examples of relay in contemporary photographic practice include Sophie Calle’s Take Care of Yourself and Sophy Rickett’s Objects in the Field (see interview in the Appendix to this course guide) where clashes of understanding or interpretation work together to create a perhaps incomplete but nonetheless enriching dialogue between artist and viewer. Look these pieces up…
Exercise 3: Poetry Interpretation
Choose a poem that resonates with you then interpret it through photographs. Don’t attempt to describe the poem but instead give a sense of the feeling of the poem and the essence it exudes. Start by reading the poem a few times (perhaps aloud) and making a note of the feelings and ideas it promotes,…
Exercise 1: The Dad Project
Brief How does Briony Campbells The Dad Project compare with Country Doctor What do you think she means by “an ending without and ending”? The Country Doctor is a series which takes a look into the life of a country doctor; ……..photographer W. Eugene Smith spent 23 days in Kremmling, Colo., chronicling the day-to-day challenges…
Exercise 2: Newspaper Analysis
Brief Cut out some pictures from a newspaper and write your own captions. How do the words next to the image contextualise/re-contextualiseit? How many meanings can you give to the same picture Try the same exercise for both anchoring and relaying. Blog about it Original images and captions: When I was coming up with some…
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