The first module, MA 1.1 Research and Practice, finishes today. All the assignments were uploaded at 3.30 am. I am exhausted after the last 2 weeks of writing. What an experience!
Category: Research
MSc thesis
I’ve been referring to this in my work and using some pages in my practice, so I thought I should add it to the blog. It’s got the catchy title of “Dechanneling of 2 MeV Helium Ions in Gold“. This was completed in 1978 at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Countdown Schedule
I’ve broken down the remaining things I have to do to finish this module into this schedule. I’m sure I wont stick to it exactly, but at least it’s a plan! 11th March – Endnote – set up OCA Harvard citation style 12th-15th March 16th-20th March – Finish Contextual Study (using Blog entries, etc. 21st… Continue reading Countdown Schedule
Student Working Day
It was a nice opportunity to work together with fellow students, even if it was via Teams. I made a few composites, and it is good to keep at it.
Composites and Collages
Most of the work I’ll be doing in this MA will consist of composite or collage images made digitally or physically. In the first module they will all be digital. I’m scanning images of letters, photos and other objects and combining them digitally. I know a lot of techniques for doing the digital editing in… Continue reading Composites and Collages
Another tester or two
I combined this image twice with one of me The first composite Another, other tester -trying another portrait The Second Composite The composite
Showing Work
Some work I made tonight, using Photoshop to make 2 composites. here are the 2 composites I made. Just testers, I think.
More on Robert Smithson
I found some videos on Youtube about Robert Smithson. I haven’t been convinced so far on his ideas on entropy, but I found Trevor Paglen’s talk mentioning George Kubler (see his talk at https://www.artforum.com/print/197308/a-talk-with-george-kubler-37980) and Bergsen (check spelling and who they are) and their views on Time, Duration, History and Art fascinating. e.g. “duration can… Continue reading More on Robert Smithson
Middle Row Composites
I will try to make some composites (nearly) every day even if they are not great, to get the ball rolling. Two scans from the middle drawer The Composites I like bits of each, so I may come back and work more on them.
Middle Row scanned
Well, one row of the Pandora’s Box contents is sorted and scanned! It took 3 days, was tiring as I read EVERY letter. Left Row Next comes the LEFT row. I think it contains mostly letters. Right Row I just sorted most of these in terms of author. They are mainly earlier letters and from… Continue reading Middle Row scanned