Nikki S. Lee is a Korean born American (B1970) Best known for her chameleon like identity shifting images of photographs of American subculture. Where she infiltrates these cultures and gets passers by to take her photograph on a disposable camera. Her self portraits are reminiscent of photographer Cindy Sherman. Dressed and made up in different …
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Exercise 3.1
In this exercise we are looking at self portraits, Self portraits, have, historically, been a personal look at an artist. In a world where the self portrait has become diluted and devoid of meaning. Looking at the work of these artists, they are bringing back a sense of individuality and authenticity to the self portrait. …
Assignment Two
After deliberating over the “Photographing the Unseen” and “using props”, I choose the Props project, more specifically the “White Shirt” option. I wanted to create a cohesive narrative, a story of a “White Shirt” on a daily journey from washing machine back to wash basket and whatever happens in between. On reflection this didn’t match …
Assignment 2 Reflection
The brief for Assignment two seems simple at first glance, choose a prop and create a set of images relating to it. Once i’d chosen the “White Shirt” category I originally started to storyboard an idea of “a day in the life of a white shirt”, from washing machine to wash basket and all that …
Assignment 2 Contact Sheet
Here are the contact sheets for Assignment 2
Exercise 2.5
Photographing the Unseen Each of these projects have their own merits, from the atmosphere of the “Ring Road” to the Narrative of Peter Mansell’s work and the fond reminiscence of Memories of Childhood. At first look I thought I would gravitate towards Peter Mansell’s work “Check Up” Having had two lots of back surgery myself, …
Exercise 2.4
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. I Am Unique I come with no wrapping or pretty pink bows. I am who I am, from my head to …
Exercise 2.3 Take Care of Yourself
When Sophie Calle’s boyfriend wrote her a breakup letter by email, little did he know, it would be inspiration for her 2009 exhibition “Take Care of Yourself”. “Take Care of Yourself” 2009 is a retrospective of her work from the 1980’s to the present. The work mainly concentrates on the break up letter she received …
Exercise 2.2
Cut out some pictures from a newspaper and write your own captions. • How do the words you put next to the image contextualise/re-contextualise it? • How many meanings can you give to the same picture?
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