NIk 2
Over the last two weeks, I read Jesus’ Son (Johnson 1992) and On Photography (Sontag 1977). I have also dug deeper into Diane Arbus, watched a documentary about Kurt Schwitter [1], the New York School[2], and watched a Stan Brakhage film[3].
This week I am looking into Joel Peter Witkin[4].
Feedback on my end of semester work (images and writing) from my friend and tutor Nik was invaluable. He suggests I consider speaking to the paradoxical dimension of my project aims – Performance/movement/event versus the stillness of photography – questioning how the latter presents or models the former? What can this seemingly contradictory aim help us understand about stillness and movement, photography and performance?
I don’t dare write about this in my journal as I believe there will be a price to pay. Particularly considering everything that happened between semester two in 2020 through to mid-first semester this year.
Don’t poke the dragon.
Footnotes
Schwitters, “Kurt Schwitters”, 2010.
Blackwood, “The New York School”, 2005.
Brakhage, “Mothlight”, 1963.
Bibliography
Blackwood, Michael. 2005. “The New York School”. Directed by Michael Blackwood. Michael Blackwood Productions, 2005. Video. https://rmit.kanopy.com/video/new-york-school.
Brakhage, Stan. 1963. “Mothlight”. Teddy LARUE. November 26, 2012. YouTube Video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5P5vkegmvU.
Johnston, Denis. 1992. Jesus’ Son. Methuen Publishing, 2007.
Nerdwriter1. “How to design a comic book page”. Nerdwriter1. November 23, 2017. YouTube Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dQEfL2BfUM.
Schwitters, Kurt. 2010. “Kurt Schwitters”. Directed by Kurt Schwitters. Arthaus Musik. Video. https://rmit.kanopy.com/video/kurt-schwitters-schwitters-scandal.
Sitney, P Adams, 2017. “Reintroducing Metaphors on Vision”. Accessed June 25, 2021. https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4959-reintroducing-metaphors-on-vision.
Sontag, Susan. 1977. On Photography. Penguin Books, 2007.
Witkin, Joel Peter. 1999. The Bone House. Twin Palms Publishers.
SV 210615
Meeting agenda
Folio
Works, substrates, presentation.
Writing
Submitted assignments for LCP and Studio for feedback.
Revised LCP Objectives and Rational assignment for troubleshooting and additional feedback.
Studio Critical Review assignment for feedback, time permitting.
High priority
Objectives – They are what I am having the most trouble with.
Opening two paragraphs of rationale – I don’t understand what Jan is suggesting.
Notes
Swap paragraph 1 and 2
First paragraph: How and why (what I used and why) - how does this connect to my methodology.
Second paragraph: Story.
Objectives
Incorporate sentences to encapsulate each objective.
Do not repeat.
Ensure each element is covered.
How do art and music relate to the project?
Explain more clearly.
What role does music play in the research?
Community and cultural hub.
Comes in through interviews with musicians.
Can I be fucked explaining this part of the process?
Probably not. It is probably no longer relevant other than these people are my mates and kindred spirits.
Music no longer has a part to play in this project or in my research.
Although, art and the creative process is still a critical factor and relates directly to my research.
Research question.
David doesn’t understand the question.
Break it down and simplify.
Be clear and concise.
Should read intangible, NOT temporal.
Be more concise and better articulate objectives what, how and why.
Fragmentation inspired by gestalt (reference fragmentation.
Explain “novel gestalt”.
Haptics – Subjects.
Haptics – Part of methodology (explain).
Performative collaboration in ICMX and photograms – Subjects.
General
Rewrite objectives, statement and rationale. Check active verbs, transition words, answer words and question words.
Be mindful of what, how and why.
Double-check writing notes.