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 →
getting back to it: its been a funny old time since finishing the MA. i made a conscious decision to take a good break from working in the studio after the intense months of finishing up the masters. i wanted to get to a stage where i would feel ready to return to the studio... Continue Reading →
Reflective Evaluation Working towards a physical exhibition and assessment: From the beginning of MA3, my work moved away from developing video work for a monitor towards developing video work for projectors. Working with projectors has allowed me to develop my work in a more physical way that seems to resonate with what I have been... Continue Reading →
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setting out my wares: time to get some bumf ready for our exhibition catalogue. of course its not bumf but actually an important process that involves trying to distill what my work is about. seems easier to write in the first person for my statement but in the third person for my bio ... turns... Continue Reading →
moving it on - geometry: i am continuing to work on my still and moving image installation and have spent another few nights this week playing around with how they might sit together. last week i was unhappy with how they sat on top of each other so this week i rearranged the still and... Continue Reading →
journey through squaring the heavens landscape & making during lock-down: as a little background to recent making - during lock-down because i was unable to gather new footage in the expansive landscapes that i am normally drawn to, i started to gather some footage from my garden. much has been written as the garden being... Continue Reading →
reediting - audio: i have just spend the last few days working long and late on reediting my 'contemplating a mountain' video of its installation. first i wanted to clean up the sound and get rid of obvious glitches. i did want to keep some of the sounds of the camera moving as it gives... Continue Reading →
refining work: getting closer to making my selection of work for the digital exhibition so before i make the selection i am going back through each of my works and working on them further - refining them i suppose. i will give myself the next 2 weeks to rework/refine/further develop each of my video and/or... Continue Reading →
elaine crowe 