This weeks forum activity was to pick one of the toolbox strategies and create a short (1-2 mins) trailer that relates to current research goals. As I am Intending to look at the meat industry from alternate vantage points in this module, I chose appropriation as I have some plans for using satellite imagery and … Continue reading Week 2 – All the glass we carry
Week 1 -All the glass we carry
Our first task to start the new module was to post the oldest photograph in our archive and write a small brief providing some background and context to the image. Also introduced during the module leaders lecture is a set of toolbox videos that are a sort of pick and mix of differing techniques and … Continue reading Week 1 -All the glass we carry
Ed Ruscha
Prior to starting the 730 module a task was set to review the work of Ed Ruscha and create our own interpretation of one or more of his works. This could take the form of a zine, booklet or other form of presentation. In 1971 Ruscha spent some time in the Netherlands and shot a … Continue reading Ed Ruscha
Screen walk with Antonio Roberts
I enjoyed this artists talk as his work is in an area that I find interesting and have experimented with similar software for glitching images and audio tracks. A unique aspect is how he is pushing the boundaries of copyright and remixing of content. By taking well-known brand logos and re-sampling it multiple times at … Continue reading Screen walk with Antonio Roberts
Week 11 – Tutorial
Fortunately, the previous Friday I had an excellent opportunity to speak with my tutor about my work in progress and get feedback on how the images were developing from earlier sessions. During this week's tutorial, I presented some improvements I had made to the work I am intending to submit for the WIP portfolio assignment. … Continue reading Week 11 – Tutorial
Week 10 Enter the Academy
Paul Lindsay | Gluttony & Factory Pig Farm This week's task is to research a group exhibition that I think my work could fit into, consider the curatorial intent of the exhibition and reasoning why my work could be included. The 2015 'Meat' exhibition held at the Global Group 3000 gallery in Berlin is the … Continue reading Week 10 Enter the Academy
Wim Delvoye – Pigs
Wim Delvoye is no stranger to controversial artworks, and his tattooed pigs are no exception. When he started tattooing pigs in 1997, setting up a farm outside of Beijing to avoid any regulatory hassles, he was criticized in the art-world. There is a certain hypocrisy here in that it's ok to factory farm pigs for … Continue reading Wim Delvoye – Pigs
Week 10 – Work in progress
In this week's webinar I presented the images I took at the decommissioned factory pig farm and my progress in combining the deadbox imagery with the factory being disassembled. I had already been struggling on how to make this work and sort of had a working set, but my tutor pointed out the obvious; it … Continue reading Week 10 – Work in progress
Christien Meindertsma – Pig 05049
The book 'PIG 05049' describes the numerous consumer products derived from the different parts of a pig. While we typically consider that the Pig is primarily a source of food and little else, this book dispels that idea and gives some insight into just how far the meat industry pervades into every aspect of our … Continue reading Christien Meindertsma – Pig 05049
Week 9 – Project development
Project development proceeds at a steady pace. I decided to concentrate on creating 8 composite images for my WIP, mostly to prevent having too much work on the go and then not spending enough time on creating the composites at the quality I want to achieve. At the suggestion of my tutor I have been … Continue reading Week 9 – Project development
