commission unit summative assessment

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Commission UnitSummative Assessment


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Context for both landscape and city projects

Nowadays society has lots of different social and even psychological

problems. One of the main cause of it is the fast life speed when all days

are going as fast as it looks impossible. That is why nowadays society is also

called the hectic society. Fast life problems are really obvious when people

are running in other to achieve something more than others, when even in

the night city is not sleeping, it is still crowded and people are still

consuming, creating, using, developing and etc. Running, running, running...

Current world people should be strong, comprehensive and really

unremitting in order to be able to face all the challenges and go step by step

with hectic society. According to these facts in my projects I am going to

represent how nowadays personalities features and psychology can be

reflected in the nature (landscape) and I will try to stop the hectic city life inmy city project.


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Contextual research

American psychologist Dr Misty Hook article inwhich she discuses the todays people lifespeed and its impact to families life, peoplehealth and relations with other people.

Writer and speaker Jay Walljasper article(published in the bookLess is More) in whichhe express current societies life view.

No matter how fast we go, no matter howmany comforts we forgo in order to quickenour pace, there never seems to beenough time.


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Contextual research proved my initial idea for both projects

and gave me better understanding about hectic society

problems.

Anxiety is being called the disease of the 21stcentury. Everybody seems to be either afflicted - or knowssomeone who is. According to the World Health

Organization, disorders related to dread are the mostprevalent mental illness on the globe at the moment. (CBCNEWS NETWORK)

Article Tips for Handling Stress in Today's Busy Societyby Jason Ladock (publishers of Health Guidance)

Article "Family meal time victim of today's hectic societywhich reflects the current society problems withinrelations between families and the dicrease of humancommunication


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Landscape: The tree as a symbolic sign

of human psychology.

Trees in mythology offer us a living reminders

of past events.

Pagans used the trees in order to makerepresentations of gods that they worshiped.

The old trees as symbols of elder people.

Trees are natures gladiators, who despite thegreat imbalance in odds, fight to keep a foot

hold in the most extreme conditions.


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Tree as the symbol of person

The roots which provide all the needed nutritions alsocan be interpreted as a symbolic connection betweenperson and his surroundings, people and places bywhich he can be affected.

The branches - as a symbol of person's needs to getknowledge, experience and historical herritagefrom life going.

The trunk is the strongest part of the tree which can beunderstood as person's inner strength which is neededby person in order to overcome all life difficulties


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Visual research: Ori Gersht "The forest"

That is the powerful and haunting filmwhich was shot deep in the forests aroundKosov in Ukraine which was witness to atrocities against to the localJewish population among which was artist's family during theSecond World War.

The camera's gaze looks through the sun-dapped forest and thetrees start mysteriously fall down. After that the silence of the forestreturns and the viewer can not be sure if he was a witness to thethings that just happened.

This film is related with my own project idea because it reflects thepersonal life experience and his feelings.


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Jitka Hanzlova

Her pictures are one of the

best example of human's

senses reflections on the

landscape. It reflects the

photographer's senses and

experiences causedby historical circumstances.

According to that I found

out how differently human

senses can be reflected inthe nature: composition,

light, day/night time,

weather conditions and etc.


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Mulberry Tree, October 1889

Painted byVincent Van Goghwhenhe was suffering periodicattacks of what seems to beenepilepsy. Particularly about thispainting he wrote three letters

to his brother and sister in all thewords describing this mulberrytree while he was painting it heseems happy.

This instance proves the ideathat nature can reflect the sense

of the human.

The tree of life, 1909

Gustav Klimat. The Tree of Life isan important symbol for almostevery culture. The branches ofthe tree reach the sky while the

roots are deep in the earth. It islike a connection among threeworlds - a link between heaven,the earth, and the underworld.

The example express tree as thelife symbol idea.


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Visual changes

The first choices for formative assessment were

too complicated. The three was surrounded by

unnecessary objects in the background and the

idea of different sky light does not reflected theidea of various life challenges.

I found out that it is better to represent three

different trees in the same weather conditionsjust in various sizes as symbolic views of different

strength of personalities.


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Final images

The final series consist of three pictures.

It includes three different compositions of

different trees as different lives, personalitiesand theirs understanding symbols.

The size of the objects reflects the idea of

various characters and psychological features. The same weather conditions the same

world.


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Self evaluation Project is based on the current societies and personalities problems. I suppose that my

contextual research gave me better understanding about it and helped me to visualise my

ideas. With my project I tried to look within the person psychology and find its expressions in the

nature objects. Moreover, I tried to bring people attention to other people and find ways how

confident and brave people can provide useful help to others.

I am quite happy with my visual achievements. Nevertheless, I had problems with landscape

printing. I needed to dodge all the series pictures in order to achieve the same neutral sky which

was not achieved during my exposures. According to that it will be more considered by me onthe next shooting time.

In my view I managed my studies and I have answered the brief requirements. I suppose that

my time management was better on the second term when everything was more

understandable after the first verification and feedback which I got for Body and Object unit.

I think in the future I need to do more test shoots which as I already understood are really

relevant for visual choices developing and better visual achievements in the end. Additionally, I suppose that contextual research can be improved as well. I think the great

research in the beginning gives your more understanding about you topic and brings more

visual ideas.

The most challenging part of this unit was the looking for appropriate idea which could answer

the brief questions. Furthermore, I have found challenging the beginning of contextual

research then I was not sure what were the expectations of me.


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City: the stopped hectic world The main goalto represent different face of

current city life. Show the audience that even in busy and hectic

world we need find time for ourselves and

beautiful things around us. The visual idea abstract city view was inspired by

surrealism painter Salvador Dali work The

persistence of the memory.


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Visual research: Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet

In these particular paintings I like theblack background which helps toaccentuate the colourful lines. In myview it is relevant for me tophotograph my city during the dark

time when all the lights will beaccentuated.


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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Color is overflowed by another color, all therecognizable forms are changed and transformed. Ilearnt how painter managed to hide the subject in

the color and tones pattern.


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Naoya Hatakeyama

In my view both technical choices: to capture city lifethrough the wet window and on the rivers reflection,

create abstract forms of casual buildings, signs and

lights and present the cityscape which is not seen by

hectic people.


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Visual changes

After my formative review I found out that my

first choices were a bit opposite to my project

concept.

According to that I came back to my initial

visual idea to create abstract view through the

wet window.

The idea of night time and accentuated night

lights remain the same.


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Final images

The final series consist of three images.

In the final shoot were captured thecasual hectic society objects: banks, cafes,

restaurants, petrol stations, traffics and etc. Nevertheless all these commercial objects in

my series are not recognizable. It express the

notion of beautiful hectic city view which isnot seen by rushing people.


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Self evaluation

Project is highlighting the social problems within the hectic society and incredible life speed in today's

world. In my view I have quite good understanding of this topic because I am a part of hectic world.

Moreover, I think my contextual research brought me even wider understanding about that.

With this work I am trying to appeal to current world person and turn his attention to the hectic world

problems which should not take the main part in our lives. I hope that my work can encourage people to

reconsider their life priories and hopefully find more time for themselves and their beloved people.

In my view I managed my studies and I have answered the brief requirements. I suppose that my time

management was better on the second term when everything was more understandable after the first

verification and feedback which I got for Body and Object unit.

The most challenging part of this unit for me was the looking for technical solutions when I was trying to

capture the city view through the piece of glass. During the process I and my assistant have broken not

one glass what was stopping my work establishing.

Furthermore, I had problems with the camera when instead of 8s exposure I used 1/8s exposure and etc.I suppose that next time it will not be a problem.

I think in the future I need to do more test shoots which as I already understood are really relevant for

visual choices developing and better visual achievements in the end.

Additionally, I suppose that contextual research can be improved as well. I think the great research in the

beginning gives you more understanding about your topic and brings more visual ideas.


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Waste

Project idea is based on problems withincurrent society and the huge amounts ofplastic resources we consume daily whichdestroys our environment.

The context behind it is the massive amountsof plastic waste which is used by us everysingle day.

The work should expresses the notion ofcurrent societies' indifference towards theplastic waste caused environmental problems.


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Contextual research: plastic waste

The production of plastic uses an incredible amount of fossilfuels.

The environmental balance of the waterways is beingthrown off by the rate of plastic bags finding their way intothe mouths and intestinal tracts of sea mammals.

In the woodland one bag has the potential tounintentionally kill one animal per every three months due tounintentional digestion or inhalation.

Plastic is breaking down into smaller and smaller pieces and

entering the food chain and releasing chemicals into the fishthat eat them

Less than 1% of all bags sent to recycling plants world wideend up in the recycling project. Most are left to become a

pollution problem in one way or another.


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The contextual research helped me better

understand the seriousness of the plastic pollution

problem. Moreover, the incredible statisticsproves my idea that today's individual does not

care about any of these problems or is just trying

to turn a blind eye.


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Visual research

Visual choices are based on three wisemonkeys which together embody the

proverbial principle to "see no evil, hear no

evil, speak no evil". The phrase is often used to

refer to those who deal with impropriety by

turning a blind eye.


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How I can cover the subject?

John Stezaker's works. Using found

photographs and printedmaterial, Stezaker'scollage involve variousinterventions such asexcisions, maskings, cuts,rotations and etc.

His work createscompelling new images.

The Stezakers worksmade my think about

photo montagepossibilities.


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The works of Solve Sundsbo

and Steven Meisel gave me

idea of shadows.

I thought that maybe variousshadows can cover my

subject.

Moreover, I thought that

maybe even colourful

shadows can bring even moreeffect.

The works of Tina Berning

helped me to consider themodels posture and

appropriate gaze.


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Vogue Italia Mar. 2012 - Haute Mess

bySteven Meisel

I liked how the plastic packs of

chocolate were used as model hair

style.

The second picture I found in the

internet and unfortunately it was

without the author name.

Nevertheless I like how plastic forks

are used as accessory for models

hair style. Additionally, it also covers

the eyes what is really relevant for

my research.

Visual choice to cover my subject

with the casual consuming plastic

fabrics.


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Final prints

The models eyes, mouth and ears are coveredby plastic waste. This photographic choicereveals the idea that person is pretending not

see, not hear and not talk about the obviousproblems.

The main purpose of the projecttoencourage people to uncover their attentionand respond of the problems caused by all ofus.


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Self evaluation Project is based on consumer societies daily consumption caused problems. I

suppose that my understanding after lots of reading for the contextualresearch is wider then it was before I even started to consider such a problem.

My work is the visual representation of todays person indifference. It reflectsthe notion of misunderstanding and looking for comfortable benefits insteadof thinking how we can get less but give more for our future generations.With this project I am trying to get the audience attention and highlight the

obvious but invisible problems. I suppose that my visual choices strongly emphasize my series context.

In my view I managed my studies and I have answered the briefrequirements. I suppose that my time management was better on the secondterm when everything was more understandable after the first verificationand feedback which I got for Body and Object unit. Moreover, it was one of

the most free choices project so far what made it much more interesting forme.

The most difficult part of this project was looking for appropriate visualchoices which could reflect the strong idea and effect the audience.

I think that contextual and visual research helped me to overcome all theproblems that i have challenged during the process of creation. Nevertheless,

in my view I can improve my research and achieve even better results

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