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Final MA Presentation
The powerpoint and the notes used during the presentation are available to view in the reading room.
Final MA presentation was today…
… and it went very well indeed. I left and I wholeheartedly felt that it could not have gone any better. The official feedback I recieved was minimal but entirely positive. I think the presentation was steady and smooth considering the pressure of the situation – two years work boiled down to one presentation. I spoke about everything I wanted to and more that I hadn’t planned for. I was able to add to points being raised and discussed.
I was smiling from ear to ear when I left. I am very very very happy indeed.
At the end and not part of the assessment I was shown the perils of using unbranded photopaper. In the dark areas of my prints the black areas had a blue tint to them. I was told that this was either the (cheap) paper or that I had the printer set to incorrect settings. The paper I was using was unbranded heavy duty glossy photopaper I had purchased from amazon. The printer was set to SuperPro paper. I am going to do some sample prints of the “blue area” of the image and see if I can get around this for future prints. Afterall I have got nearly 40 A3 sheets left! After this I am going to buy canon in future, even if I do have to pay more for less sheets. Theres no point in having lots of paper if its not producing the results you want.
Propitious days
My exposition work went up yesterday, feels good. Nearly there.
Place Non-place and Mutability in the Intimate Metropolis
This is a link to the supplementary essay that supports my Fourth project.
Place NonPlace Mutability in the Intimate Metropolis.pdf
You will need a PDF reader to open this file.
Inspiring People PDF
I have gathered together some points about the people who have inspired me at one point or another along this journey.
You will need a PDF reader to open Inspirational.
Marc Auge.
Writer of Non-places: An introduction to Supermodernity.
Believability survey
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Exposition work
I had some of my work printed for the expo today. These are the images that will be displayed.
Living in a cage in Hong Kong SAR
I am returning to imagery of Hong Kongs Special Administrative Region to get some ideas of what kinds of objects might be left outside a home. Whilst looking around I came across this image of a man sitting on his bed. I read a little more and was shocked that this is his rented living space. $150/month to live in a cage! According to the webpage displaying the image living in a cage is one step up from being homeless on the streets. Even our prisons which are effectively cages aren’t like this.
[accessed:]12/06/2010, Living In Cages In Hong Kong Photos, http://www.photographytips.com.au/living-in-cages-in-hong-kong-photos/
Art Under The Bridge
I’m still thinking about what to put in the foreground. A ladder with some cans surrounding it where the artist was working until he or she decided to take the picture that you see? A cyclist going by on the cycle path. I need some traffic still. I’m not sure about the buildings on the right hand side, they don’t have the authenticity of the ones on the left. I am really happy with the way the scaffolding has turned out on the left.
