Sonia/gs2

Graduate proposal opening lines.
I define myself as a photomedia¹ artist; employing media and processes defined primarily by their use of light, as opposed to the exclusive use of the photographic apparatus. Guided by my fascination with the physical properties and ethereal qualities of light I explore concepts of journey, place and ecologies of time. I propose to make an exhibition of large scale (or mixed scale) photographic prints accompanied by a moving image and/or immersive installation component creating a unified body of work in which individual artworks enter into a dialogue with each other facilitating potential new meanings and associations in the mind of the viewer.

The creation of photographic prints is the culmination of two methods of working within my practice; two distinct journeys merged into a final work in which the exposure time of the finished print is extended beyond the opening and closing of the shutter (should a shutter be used at all). This durational aspect is important and speaks to the passage of time, as well as a passage from, to and through spaces. Through the use of abstraction and interventions at the printing stage I seek to disrupt notions of what constitutes a "photograph".

Why do you/should anybody give a toss?

1. I refer to Jai McKenzie’s definition of photomedia as described in her book Light and Photomedia: “The photographic devices that fall under the term photomedia are as broad as the etymological scope of the words photographic and media. Essentially I consider all devices that use light and media as photomedia including photography, cinema, video, television, mobile phones, computers and photocopiers” (McKenzie, 2014, p.1). By this definition the camera obscura and cyanotype also fall under the umbrella of photomedia.

For next week (show and tell): —

Make a gesture for project proposal.

— Moving image water pieces on my ipad.

— Bring a print or prints

– Make a rotating base.