After a week of tentatively exploring ideas for my very first Digital Media Practice module I have finally got my blog up and running. Having never really ventured into the world of blogging I find myself already doing something very new before I have even started on a project! This is one reason for doing an MA course - pushing boundaries and challenging myself to get stuck into ideas and think differently.
Various thoughts erupted after the first DMP session two Fridays ago and I took some inspiration from recent National Geographic magazines which are responsible for so many fantastic visual stories and documentations. Although, initially, my thoughts were not so enthusiastic on these ideas, discussion with John [DMP Tutor and Acting Course Leader for Creative Digital Media] led to a realisation that all three ideas below have hugh potential for a highly topical and serious visual discussion. To think, a simple catch phrase could be all I am given to run with in industry... A potentially daunting task, but most certainly a challenge to be relished.
Here is a quick overview of my [best] ideas for the very first project:
Firstly, I found this poster:
This made me think about exploring the thought that fake fur is less environmental and therefore real fur is the way forward given current considerations for the environment which are being thrust upon us nearly every day. A very controversial topic [both fur and the environment] so there is an array of avenues to venture into with this, from animal cruelty to the production of synthetics and then trying to weigh up the best option to satisfy such an ethical debate, after all animals are still going to be killed for meat – why not minimize waste and utilise everything?
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A second thought comes from not having a direct Creative Digital Media background but one of Interior Architecture. In summary the latter is about working with existing buildings, adding new layers of history, applying for changes of use and endeavouring to create the best possible design solution for a very specific challenge. A theoretical knowledge of architecture has led me to consider it's great players, particularly Le Corbusier who was a pioneer for Modernism – still seen as a controversial movement. His notion,
“A house is a machine for living in”
conjures up images of industry and mass production, but what exactly did he mean by this? How can a house where humans are to dwell be compared to an inanimate object often designed to replace humans?
The interior of Le Corbusier's Chapel at Ronchamp, France
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Finally: Graffiti. Is it art? Or vandalism? Exploring these ideas would certainly yield a great colourful response to an argument. There is much debate about the art/vandalism point. Banksy, possibly the world's most renowned artist still goes by a pseudonym – what does this say about our views on “art”? It provokes a reaction which is the definition of art, but many cannot see past the potentially destructive nature of unauthorised artwork around towns and cities. Should it be commissioned to liven places up or would this permission open up a can of anarchic, spraycan wielding worms?!
A photo by me.
Taken outside Room 13 in Worcester – a new venue for music,
street art, films etc.
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I have to choose which one I'm going to take further and present it to everyone on friday. All of these ideas are current with strong opinions held on both sides of the arguments. I'm looking forward to engaging in detail with one for the DMP module. I plan to work in a variety of media including photography, graphic design and some 3D model making to start, however I am excited about the potential to new routes of conveying a message after rigorous research.
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