My research topic is about architectural photography and digital designs as an art form. I will be studying the use of buildings and architecture as a primordial element of design. I will be evaluating photography as a way to vigorously explore the world and an avenue to express visual thinking. This art form is concerned with the transformation of three dimensional spaces into two dimensional forms. I will be looking at artists such as Piet Mondrian, and how he creates complex compositions based off of basic shapes, primary colors, and flattened forms. His designs mirror the concept of using simplicity to create something complex, reinforcing the idea that something magnificent can come from something plain. Photographers tend to be more appreciative, given their ability to pay close attention to detail and be aware of their surroundings. Most talented photographers are able to create intriguing compositions anywhere and from anything. The world is a canvas, and the camera is the paintbrush.
I will be analyzing, critiquing, and interpreting ideas from Misha Gordin’s essay, Conceptual Photography: Idea, Process, Truth. Some of the questions he poses that I will try to explore are: “Am I taking photographs of existing reality, or creating my own world, so real but nonexistent?” “In a world of high technology, will you still believe in the truthfulness of a photograph? And does it matter?” Both of these questions highlight photography’s nature of being a documentary medium, expected to capture and reflect reality. However, I am interested in photography’s nonrealistic qualities, and how it serves as a representation of the artist’s intuitive vision instead of an accurate depiction of the real world. The production of altered realities is a phenomenon in photography that allows artists to express their unique world of visions. “Traditional photographs - the ones our culture has always put so much trust in - have never been “true” in the first place. Photographers intervene in every photograph they make, whether by orchestrating or directly interfering in the scene being imaged; by selecting, cropping, excluding, and in other ways making pictorial choices as they take the photograph; by enhancing, suppressing, and cropping.” – Leslie Mullen
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Gimp Girls Community is an online community made by women with disabilities and for women with disabilities. It is rare that online communities have a sole person who represents their group as a whole, but GGC chose Jennifer Cole to express their voice. GGC makes sure their online space is inclusive to assure its users a safe and comfortable experience. Jennifer initially created the Center for Breaking Away, a non-profit organization made to support young adults in their transition into adulthood. Jennifer herself was 17 when she founded this organization, and had been living in an abusive home. GGC was initially a project within this organization that later grew enough to became the main center. GGC helped teens coming out of abusive homes fight back, and provided support and guidance. It was the first website created by young women with disabilities that provided peer to peer support regardless of age, disability, or gender. GGC’s main goal was to unite isolated teens that shared the same interests. It began as a space where users could share informal ideas, experiences, and give advice. Its name originated from Jennifer’s nickname growing up, and had a large influence in the development of her identity. GGC was not a space that tried to be politically correct towards people with disabilities. The members were the ones to decided how to respond to specific language directed towards women with disabilities, instead of having political figures be the ones who set the precedents. GGC later transferred towards social media platforms and was always on the vanguard with new technology. It made sure the use of new technology would not be limiting to some users prioritizing inclusivity. GGC encourages its users to gain autonomy over their lives. It is very hard for people with disabilities to gain an identity of their own because they live dependent on care takers or require daily assistant. They also resist the stereotypical view of how women with disabilities should act. They have to endure dealing with other people defining what it is like to live with a disability, when the ones creating these guidelines are not the people living with disabilities. They tend to be marginalized from society and deemed inferior because of their label. GGC helps women combat this issues and provides resources for women to take control over their lives.
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AuthorI am from Panama and a sophomore at Emory University. I am passionate about photography and media making. ArchivesCategories |