Category Archives: Project 19: Words

Words as statements – one slightly different approach

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Pete

Lev Manovich made the point in The Language of New Media about how digital compositing is often seamless and based on an aesthetic of continuity while historically montage was based on the opposite – ie visual, stylistic, semantic, and emotional … Continue reading →

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Project on Words – Review and closure

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Pete

I have posted a couple more of the images showing words and statements here, but I think I have come to the end of the line experimenting with different backgrounds. I should have by enough variety to work with and … Continue reading →

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Words and photos in a medical context

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Pete

I’m still experimenting with words/statements in different photographic contexts but am not sure any of these changes make substantial differences to evocation. This next image shows how I organised and works with so many layers – by establishing small groups … Continue reading →

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Words and backgrounds

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Pete

Just a little more experimentation with backgrounds and aspect ratios for words… Thoughts The bricks obscure rather than illuminate, the plan wall looks okay. I am content with the words and this exercise seems to be all about form.

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Hello?

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Pete

Phone: Hello, is that Mr Mansell? Me: speaking Phone: It’s Sister xxxx here for Kings. I’m afraid I have some bad news. Me: What’s the problem? Phone: The consultant anaesthetist has looked at your pre-admission data and wants some further … Continue reading →

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Project Words – starting from scratch and building up a statement

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Pete

This concept is all about voices, truth and authenticity. What paralysed people say to non disabled people is not the same as when speaking to each other. You learn pretty quickly when paralysed that many – most – friends fall … Continue reading →

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Words as pictures

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Pete

The words that are key to my approach to this project were written by the The Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation back before I was injured. Here they are. Impairment: lacking part or all of a limb, or … Continue reading →

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Project 19 Words – as pictures

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Pete

I’ve been thinking about words quite a lot recently. A few of my colleagues on the MA are working a lot with words – see here and here. This seems very far from my approach but pictures and words an … Continue reading →

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Words and Unit 1 feedback

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Pete

Today was an important day. It wasn’t more or less important than yesterday but differently important. Yesterday I saw the medical consultant about my bleeding. This has consumed much of my practical and psychological life for the past few years … Continue reading →

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