Category Archives: Project 6: A Picture of Health

But is it Art?

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Pete

A colleague responded to the work I doing with the representation of blood but noting that he had come across an interesting book entitled ‘But is it art?’ by Cynthia Freeland which has a chapter on blood and beauty, and … Continue reading →

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Submitting to Xhibit

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Pete

I received an email from SUARTs today alerting me to this opportunity to exhibit my work. As I am closest to Project 6: A Picture of Health I decided to submit that.   Here is what I said to the … Continue reading →

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Reflection and thinking where next?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Pete

Looking at Project 6 A Picture of Health alongside the other projects are completed so far in the MA gives me a chance to evaluate the project within a wider context and see it as part of a growing body … Continue reading →

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Project 6: A Picture of Health – final image

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Pete

Now that all the images I need have been shot I have reviewed them and it was easy to see that one of the challenges to make the set work in the way I wanted. Here is the full set.  … Continue reading →

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Project 6 Picture of Health: my typological approach

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Pete

This post summarizes the process that I have been using for project 6: A picture of Health. The set up for my series is shown below. I planned to use a square format and shoot seven images – one for … Continue reading →

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Project 6 Picture of Health: is it sublime or grotesque?

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Pete

One of the perspectives I need to consider in this project is just how expressive I want it to be. I tend to shoot with quite a straight style that offers viewers a sort of cold hard impression rather than … Continue reading →

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Project 6 A Picture of Health: a typological approach

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Pete

I had surgery yesterday. It was not fun. Let’s hope it works and I stop one source of bleeding. I took photos where and when I could and created this triptych to reflect the day’s experience. The values I have … Continue reading →

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Project 6: A Picture of Health

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Pete

Idea The idea for this project has come about for two reasons. The first is because of my poor health recently. While my impairment (paralysis) is static and stable the implications of it are not. These problems range from skin … Continue reading →

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