I have experimented with text a lot, and finally I have chosen
something I like, and something that is much more related to what I am
doing.
My
digital version of the narrative will create a fragmented narrative
structure. The text underneath the photograph will be something my
grandparents used to tell me, something I used to tell them, or
something I think about them now.
Some of the examples.
This is something my grandma used to tell me all the time.
YOUR EYELASHES ARE REALLY LONG
Something I used to tell her
HOLD MY HAND UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP
Something I used to tell my grandad
CAN I COME WITH YOU
These short statements are to be combined together with particular images.
Monday 31 March 2014
Soundtrack
I had an idea of having a soundtrack on top of my slideshow. I thought it would be a good idea to accompany with some nostalgic piece of music such as piano. I searched online but I did not see to find anything I liked, I also did not want to make it too recognizable so people would not make unintended associations.
But, I have a neighbor musician who plays piano and violin. I spoke to him and he was more than happy to help me with my project by recording me a piece of music. I have spent some time listening through his music, when finally shortlisted and chosen the one I like, I was going to be recorded within a week.
However, after a tutorial, we have agreed that perhaps soundtrack is not needed as it might just become 'too much'. The images in addition to the text is enough for me to tell the story I want, and any additional sound might become a huge distraction.
Done as decided, but I'm still having my neighbors CD !
But, I have a neighbor musician who plays piano and violin. I spoke to him and he was more than happy to help me with my project by recording me a piece of music. I have spent some time listening through his music, when finally shortlisted and chosen the one I like, I was going to be recorded within a week.
However, after a tutorial, we have agreed that perhaps soundtrack is not needed as it might just become 'too much'. The images in addition to the text is enough for me to tell the story I want, and any additional sound might become a huge distraction.
Done as decided, but I'm still having my neighbors CD !
Monday 17 March 2014
John Stezaker
And I found, John Stezaker, one of the first English conceptual artists, who reacted against the idea of pop art. Stezaker preceded avant-garde, Dada, cubism and surrealism as a response to the world of 'photo mechanically produced mass culture'.
His work is surrealistic, combining crop and collage together.
Stezakers' source of materials is mainly postcards, film stills, images
from photographically illustrated books. His technique is to find,
select, crop and put together.
I found some of his work extremely interesting and brave in a sense. brave crop, powerful images and messages.
Looking at his work I found that there is still loads to explore, but what I am concentrating on is the crop of my families images. I wouldn't dare to combine my grandads' face to somebody else, it would be like deletion of ones identity, and combination of two people, and possibly personalities. I found Stezakers' choice of cropping even harsher than mine. However, I'm sure I could do the same of something even more extreme when working with strangers' images. It would be so much easier. Therefore I work with the images of people who are too important to me to put them together with somebody else.
I thought that perhaps I could collage together my grandad and my grandma, together as one person, as they are in a sense, after over 50 years of life together. That would kind of represent the 'grandparents' as one. Although, what I intend to do with my project at the moment, is to separate one image into several pieces, creating individual images of each body part and highlighting its importance together with the text that I worked on a while, and I believe I'm about at the point where I wanted myself to be.
His work is surrealistic, combining crop and collage together.
Stezakers' source of materials is mainly postcards, film stills, images
from photographically illustrated books. His technique is to find,
select, crop and put together.I found some of his work extremely interesting and brave in a sense. brave crop, powerful images and messages.
Looking at his work I found that there is still loads to explore, but what I am concentrating on is the crop of my families images. I wouldn't dare to combine my grandads' face to somebody else, it would be like deletion of ones identity, and combination of two people, and possibly personalities. I found Stezakers' choice of cropping even harsher than mine. However, I'm sure I could do the same of something even more extreme when working with strangers' images. It would be so much easier. Therefore I work with the images of people who are too important to me to put them together with somebody else.
I thought that perhaps I could collage together my grandad and my grandma, together as one person, as they are in a sense, after over 50 years of life together. That would kind of represent the 'grandparents' as one. Although, what I intend to do with my project at the moment, is to separate one image into several pieces, creating individual images of each body part and highlighting its importance together with the text that I worked on a while, and I believe I'm about at the point where I wanted myself to be.
Back to Image Crop
Looking back at my choice of cropping images; I researched more into the idea of cropping itself. As mentioned before, my crop appeared to be harsher that John Hilliards' and I couldn't really find the reason. A quick reminder, my images are cropped over the body and face, where I mentioned I couldn't write over it, but I could crop. What is the reason behind?
Images sent to Lithuania !
So as promised, the photographs were sent to my grandparents in Lithuania. I printed 3 copies of each photograph (myself and my grandad and myself and my grandma) A4, just in case they would like to express their creativity further.
I spoke to them a few days ago, and they just feel slightly confused of what should they do. It's hard to explain what this is about, as I told they they can do whatever they want with those images. They can write all over it, they can write in certain bits, in straight line, or different shapes, and they can write about whatever they want. I didn't want to give them any directions, so it would be their choice of anything they do, full of their spirit.
Considering that it will be written in Lithuanian rather than English, it will probably appeal just me, as others wouldn't be able to understand. I thought about have a translation somewhere near to the images, or a title, so people could understand what this is about. Therefore, I don't think it is a big problem, as it is art, and it's about the feel of it as much.
I spoke to them a few days ago, and they just feel slightly confused of what should they do. It's hard to explain what this is about, as I told they they can do whatever they want with those images. They can write all over it, they can write in certain bits, in straight line, or different shapes, and they can write about whatever they want. I didn't want to give them any directions, so it would be their choice of anything they do, full of their spirit.
Considering that it will be written in Lithuanian rather than English, it will probably appeal just me, as others wouldn't be able to understand. I thought about have a translation somewhere near to the images, or a title, so people could understand what this is about. Therefore, I don't think it is a big problem, as it is art, and it's about the feel of it as much.
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