a to b

[Clive]

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[visual think map]

just the title and no content of what the outcome had to be e.g. 4 x 10x8 prints?

it would make me think journey. i like trying to map/capture/document the progression so i'd think

poorly presented model to exquisite model

documenting the better poses, dress, facial expressions.

makes me think larger time span,

neolithic woman to now,

gives you a whole range of clothing to map/document inbetween

i get typographic thoughts but this isn't fashion photog.

what were/are your thoughts clive? its certainly a challenging brief, where was it from?

[Clive]

I thought it was quite interesting. No, there were no deliverables set, just the idea of A to B! I think the idea of progression is great, the notion of a journey, from point 'A' to 'B' whatever that journey is. I think the student is interpreting it in terms of a 'relationship' – the relationship of 'A' to 'B'. That relationship is his journey during this 2 week process through mapping his emotions on a daily basis by writing 2/3 words a day based on his experiences on the project – from fear, confusion, anxiety, loss learning, sharing, to moments of joy, elation, solving the problem etc. The idea is then to look at all the words (in order) and see what sentence can be strung together. This would then be plotted on a chart of sorts with the left to right axis being 'A' to 'B' and the top to bottom axis being positive to negative. The result will in effect be a visual representation of his journey from A to B. This could even be translated into a colour graphic of sorts. The colours could then be grouped to form a basis for a working methodology of sorts for example, if it turns out that all his negative words are in reds, this could be interpreted as the first phase of a working practice, exploring the unknown, research, disection etc. If for example blues turn out to be his 'eureka' moments – this could be interpreted as his final development phase in his process and the tasks he needs to consider in this phase.

In effect, he is trying to create a visual map of an A to B. His own map for forming a personal methodology for use in his photography honours year. Its also about the idea of a relationship – in his photography, the idea of relationships are paramount, spacial, colour, textural relationships to convey a message.

So that's the idea in a nutshell. Thoughts??
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