Unlocking the Artistic Potential: A Comprehensive Technical Research Guide on Polaroid Emulsion Lifts
Instant photography has forever fascinated both photographers and artists with its unique ability to capture and hold a moment in one’s hand. Among the various techniques that emerged from the realm of instant photography, Polaroid emulsion lifts have gained significant popularity amongst the Polaroid com
Critical Visual Analysis: Exploring Jess Kohl’s ‘Friends of the Dead’ in the Context of Roland Barthes’ Camera Lucida Art Theory
Jess Kohl explores the lives of individuals who work and volunteer at the Magnificent Seven cemeteries in London in her photographic project called ‘Friends of the Dead.’ These portraits meditate on life, death, and the spaces in between. When viewed through the lens of Roland Barthes’ art the
Max Slobodda | Artist Research
Max Slobodda is a professional photographer who studied at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Dortmund, Germany and received a Ba in Photography. He creates work centred around performative, surrealistic photography in his free time. I’m particularly interested in his most recent series named “Str
Zine Workshop
During this workshop, I became inspired to integrate my mother’s short story and my photographs as a zine, which would mean leaving the moving image format. However, I believe this format change would be an advantage. It will give the viewer time to fully comprehend the short story my mother has made rather t
Mona Hatoum | Artist Research
Mona Hatoum was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to Palestinian parents who had fled their previous home in Haifa due to political unrest in 1948 and came to Beirut to start a new life. She showed an interest in art early on during her childhood, but her parents were not supportive of her aspirations of creating [&hell
Workshop | Messages and Manifestos: Photography as Activism with Louis Quail
At home in Mortlake, London. Justin’s conditions means he is often feeling depressed. He oscillates between highs and lows; often the lows are attributed to high doses of drugs to control the behaviour associated with the highs. Sometimes however he is just down or exhausted from lack of sleep. He hates takin
Gareth McConnell | Artist Reasearch
Gareth McConnell was born in Nothern, Ireland, and he came to England for his further education. He studied at West Surrey College of Art and Design, the Royal College of Art, where he graduated in 1999 (Gareth McConnell | SHOWstudio, no date). Living in a Land, 2009, Gareth McConnell In his work, he disassembl