Musical influences and FMP

Earth Wind and Fire= for my project I want to start of by stripping back the layers (nude photos possibly). basic coulors, simple form, lighting highlights.


The Diving Bell and the Butterfly music

Saint-Saëns- Carnival of animals

Erik Satie- Gnossienne 


Edit: FMP Project


My pathway project focused on Stigma, and in relation to this quote, I think Stigma works in the same way. You section those people off who you see as different from yourself and almost dehumanize them. I portrayed what it means and feels to be stigmatized and to be the judged by those who act as on lookers. I want to carry on looking at stigma by focusing on what it means to be sectioned; to me, “Sectioned” is about the connections to people and things around us. Initially, I wanted to portray the issue in a documentary way, and possibly merge my images with surrealist themes. Through pathway I realised that I’m not trying to portray a realistic portion of life, because this issue is not about a realistic interpretation of reality, as it is more imagined, more conceptual. I won’t be focusing purely on mental health, as I want to incorporate other themes and building upon what it means to be judged.   

Pathway Project Ideas

-Opposites

-freedom

-rebirth/reinvention

-Stigma and Ignorance. Probably do something around disability, maybe Mental Health.

-Experimenting with surrealism would suit the stigma and ignorance idea.


"To be a surrealist . . . means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the lookout for what has never been." —Rene Magritte
“Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.” —Salvador Dali


- I want to do some experimenting with multiple exposures.

-I'm going to stick with the conceptual route my photos are taking.

-I'm not too sure whether I should steer away from portraiture.

-I also need to be more confident in my abilities to shoot in colour. I don't know why it seems like such a daunting task when i'm able to see in colour every day, however, when I take pictures in colour it's like some kind of sensory overload and my mind can not cope.

-I looked at some of the work by Edward Weston and thought photographing nudes would be a path I could take (It's just an option at the moment). It seem odd, but after looking more into the story surrounding Aron Ralston, the man who had his arm crushed by a bolder for 6 days, I thought it was fascinating how he went on such a meaning full journey over such a short amount of time. It was obviously an emotional roller-coaster for him and during that time he was able to develop a great emotional perspective on his life. I think he also said that he was "reborn" after he freed himself .

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