VisualFusion

 

 

 

       For this third dozen, I took the original idea of walking around an apartment complex at night, but added a prompt. I prompted her to find objects while walking around. In finding these objects, we ended up walking around the whole complex.

I began this exercise by asking people to write on my arm in sharpie, interested in what they would write or draw knowing that it would be stuck on my arm for an extended period of time. This prompting them to draw was my "happening." I revised this idea by changing my canvas, giving people a sheet of paper rather than my arm and seeing how the images or writing differed. The "happening" of asking to draw or write remained the same.

The different locations changes the tone of the of the overall shoot. Even though both were shot at night. To me one seems more intentional. The second location is more natural.    The range is better in the second shoot. I believe this is done through the variety of locations. and After trial and error and some direction it got easier to shoot.

 This series is by Haley Morris-Cafiero and is titled "Wait Watchers." I believe this series fits into the chapter "If This is Art?" because it embodies the idea of creating a "happening." In this series, Haley stands in public places all around the world and captures the gazes that fall upon her for simply just existing in a space. People tend to stare or look when she is doing mundane activities that do not render such an action. Haley views her work as somewhat of a social experiment, which is her take on a "happening." https://www.lensculture.com/search/projects?fallback=not-found&q=social%2Bexperiment&modal=project-6569-wait-watchers

    Since photography was created, its popularity and prevalence has grown exponentially. In the past couple decades with the introduction of cell phones with cameras built in, that growth has been even more so. Most all people are actively equip with cameras at any given moment which has changed the way the world works. Confidentiality is a huge issue that arrises with this in mind. Cell phones have become an extra appendage for most in this day and age, so asking people to put their phone away to view something such as test answers or something unreleased is easier said than done. People are constantly taking photos, so "leaked information" is a constant issue.     It can be scary to think that there is constantly a camera pointed at you, but in most places and on most days, there is.

  Tell Us About Yourself      For this mini assignment, I chose to do the following: Use the photograph as a mask, use the photograph as a mirror, use the photograph as a window, use the photograph as a witness, use the photograph to see yourself.                                                                             Use the photograph as a mask.                                                                               Use the photograph as a mirror.                                                                         Use the photograph as a window.                                                                              Use the photograph as a witness.                                                                    Use the photograph to see yourself. 

 For this location I shot at the Carleen Bright Arboretum. I enjoyed this location more than the first set of 24, which I shot in a creek. I feel like this location had more to offer with its desert setting. The shots became easier over time. I started out low then worked my way up. This revealed more possibilities to shoot. 

  For this exercise I decided to shoot at the Waco courthouse and at cameron park near the walking trail. The images from my two locations differed pretty greatly especially when it came down to the people who were captured in some of my photos. At the courthouse I saw a lot of sheriffs and business professionals, where at Cameron Park everyone was there to go on a walk, run or ride their bike. I think there is a greater range to my images at the second location (Cameron Park) because after taking all my photos at the first location I had a better understanding at how to look at my surroundings in different ways. I think the images did become a little harder to shoot at the very end, especially near the courthouse, because in some areas it is hard to find meaningful compositions that would look appealing. I did however take some photos at both locations that I am very happy with. I noticed that with some of the items I took photos of I would take two photos of the same thing but change