research journal (MA and beyond)
reversing the image : i had a productive few days in the studio this week, taking up from where i left off last weekend. my starting place was my 'running jump' landscape series - a series where i had played with the idea that the lens is an extension of the body and moves as... Continue Reading →
returning: there are a few ideas that i had been working on and off on and have been meaning to return to and develop further or just see where it leads. last year i arranged a self-directed 'lens & landscape' residency and ended up taking some slow shutter speed images where i continued to move... Continue Reading →
restricting: i am not sure what i would have been working on if i could go anywhere but today i am working from a state of restricted movement. i started by gathering from my immediate environment without too much thinking - taking images, video and some fairly random things from the garden. i know i... Continue Reading →
the plan: i am spending the afternoon in the studio today. the kiln is on, firing away on clay pieces for school as i make a start on a few 'next things'. getting a start on these always feels like a circular process - touching lightly on a few things again and again until something... Continue Reading →
elaine crowe 