EVALUATION

EVALUATION
From the research project I have developed my idea of taking my transitional space of my mind further. In the negotiated project I first decided to stick with stills rather than video because I could achieve more effective images and a variety of ideas within my depression theme.
To carry on the theme but narrow it down and refine it I wanted to focus on exposing and expressing my feeling of having a tight layer around me or a force that is invisible. I wanted to make this visible. Through my research I looked back at the photo shoots I had done and the photographers and artists I had looked at. Using this inspiration I followed my idea of being suffocated/claustrophobic. I created several shoots, some that didn’t work so well... my cling film and tape shoot that followed on from my mini video in the research project. I decided to work with more significant locations and concentrating back to the idea of having a grotty and gritty background or idea so that the viewer has no comfort in viewing any of the photographs.
For my final shoots I decided to have 4 shoots with 4 different ideas surrounding my same theme but taking it to the extreme...bandaged, hung, drowning and stuck. Overall my project has come out really well; I feel I have successfully achieved what I set out to do I have achieved a higher understanding of presentation and I have improved my technical skills. Highs and lows I got through the project, because I chose such a personal project I defiantly found it draining and exhausting but I put all my effort and passion into it. The final photographs work really well but I think if I were to improve anything I would maybe shoot some more ideas to have a bigger larger body of work if I were to be exhibiting my work.
I have discovered that I set myself very high tasks and I can’t always meet my own targets and standards, in this project I have learned to take a step back and look at my whole idea and everything all together before I rush into anything or start panicking about things and to critically evaluate my work and develop different concepts to my work.

FINAL IMAGES AND LAYOUT

This is my plan for roughly how my images would be laid out if I were to exhibit them on white walls.
Wall 1

Wall 2.

Wall 3.

Wall 4.

Through my research at the Tate modern of presentation I came up with this being my most succesful was for presenting my work, simple but effective.