Sian’s 11 most Inspiration Archive Artists

A carry on from Sian’s talk about her work, she then gave us some of her most influential artists that are really good to know and learn about. Hopefully you guys will discover a person’s work who you may not of thought about before.

Sian Macfarlane

Having Macfarlane as a speaker was incredible, mainly because my love for archives and research grew more, if that’s even possible. Sian’s someone who’s working closely with our group so its great to start to get to know her and understand her work and ideas behind art.

266Mc Task six- Milton Keynes

The brief to this task is really open. We will be taken forty minutes outside of Coventry, and be dropped off. Our one task will be to have something to show for it. How will we do it? Read more to find out.

Alafuro’s current favourite photographers

In addition to my last post, if you haven’t checked it out be sure too as Alafuro gave some fantastic advice, within this post ill be sharing with the world some of her favourite photographers of the now. Mostly Nigerian but they all have character and creativity.

Alafuro Sikoki-Coleman

Senior curator of Lagos Photo, Alafuro was a great speaker to listen to and most importantly give me some much needed confidence and enthusiasm with my photography. Honestly, she’s a cool down to earth human being.

Dairy of a Curator (4)

After our viewing of two locations, we have decided to re visit the first one.

18 Contemporary Photographers you need to know.

Here are some new photographers that might open your mind up to the world of modern photography. They are all different and you’ll definitely have some that you’re more drawn to then overs.

Jason Scott Tilley “Imagine Hillfields”

If you’ve been reading my blog from the start, you’ll remember Jason Scott Tilley and his ‘People of India’ work, which was honestly crazy. Jason came back in to have a chat with us about his ‘Imagine Hillfields’ body of work. This is really interesting if you like archive, history or portraiture.

 

Artefact Informed By Extra Curricular Activity

For this project I decided that I wanted to produce an essay. Writing is something that I have begun to have a passion for. I am also not too sure on what I want to “be” when I leave university, so I combined by two favourite things together; writing and self-portrait photography. I’ve really enjoyed discovering the history behind self-portraiture and the artists that have thrived on it. It’s really made my passion for the self-portrait develop further.

Creative Digital Practice- Paul Gaffney

Gaffney gave a talk last term, which mainly consisted of his award winning book, ‘We make the path by walking’, and if I’m honest I don’t know why I haven’t looked at his work sooner, its very similar to my own thoughts. I am looking more about the talks and interviews that he has done as I don’t want the imagery to effect and change my own, so that it becomes identical.