Work in Progress – I missed my Mother

mickyates Aftermath, Cambodia, Coursework, Critical Research Journal, Documentary, Genocide, Ideas, Landscape, Photography, Project Development, SSWeek11, SurfacesStrategies, Traces, Unfinished Stories, Work in Progress 6 Comments

I have completed the S&S WIP selection. Posts have already been written which explain my rational on intimacy, landscape and negative traces. Some of my fellow students have expressed (positive) surprise that this work is a departure from what they have come to expect from me so far in the course. Fortunately, the comments have been generally encouraging. Yas Crawford …

Traces

mickyates Aesthetics, B&W, Cambodia, CambodiaFMP, Ideas, Photography, PositionsPractice, PPWeek10, Project Development, Traces 2 Comments

I am considering ways to use post-processing in the representation of traces, as part of the Cambodia project. The intent is to heighten emotional engagement with the image, whilst staying true to the project’s documentary intent. I am perhaps also influenced by my re-discovery of the impact of Kandinsky on my painting. The header is a ‘faithful’ reproduction of the …