Attached is my literature review for Contextual Studies. The literature review will inform my extended written project. The extended written project will in turn have continuity with my long-term project for Body of Work.
Thoughts on Upcoming Literature Review
I have put off writing the literature review for Contextual Studies for some time as I wasn't totally convinced where my assignments for Body of Work were taking me. I feel it is important to have some sort of idea of the general direction the practical work is taking so the theory I conduct can inform the practice later on
Assignment 1 – Contextual Studies – Final
There is an indexical connection between the photograph and a real life scene containing information the photograph captured. According to Barthes, 'a specific photograph, in effect, is never distinguished from its referent’ - (Barthes, 1984)
Reasoning For Changes I Made to Assignment 1 – Contextual Studies
Here I have described my reasoning for the changes I made highlighted in red to Assignment 1 - Contextual Studies
Assignment 1 – Contextual Studies – Changes Marked in Red
I have decided to edit my first introductory essay for Contextual Studies in order to improve upon the original essay while gaining clarity on some of the concepts I talked about, thanks to my tutor's interventions. These interventions were mainly concerning some confusion over certain photographic terms and the changes can be found marked in red
Tutor Report for Assignment 1 – Contextual Studies
I have attached below my tutor report for my introductory essay
Research Into Deptford’s Regeneration
I have decided to conduct some more thorough research into Deptford, specifically its regeneration. This is in order to gain a better understanding of how it is seen from the outside perspective as well as inside the community
Yan Preston – ‘Mother River’ (2010-2014)
Yan Preston’s vast project Mother River which spanned 4 years (2010-2014) utilises strategic planning to produce random and varying results.
Jo Metson Scott and Nicola Yeoman/Bryn Davies Inspiration
I came across the work of Jo Metson Scott and Nicola Yeoman’s And Then… (2006) in Perspectives on Place (2015) by J.A.P. Alexander.
On the Invention of Photographic Meaning (1982) – Allan Sekula
Allan Sekula starts his essay On the Invention of Photographic Meaning (1982) by defining the term ‘photographic discourse'. I found this quite strange, in that for me discourse had always meant another word for argument and was fairly obvious. However, Sekula expands upon this notion.
Photography 3: Contextual Studies 