Today marked the beginning of the above module (hereby tagged as 'Photographic Practice'). The largest of the course, it is practical based, and because the project is self-defined, one in which we have the chance to shape and solidify our individual practice. This work will take us from January to June and will culminate in our final year show, in other words - what we have been leading up to for the past two and a half years, and our biggest challenge yet.
The project runs alongside the research module 'Working with Photography in Context', and the two feed from each other. Hence, for this practical work, I will continue with my interest in self-portraiture and the mirror, broadening it from the specified 'self-mockery' topic of the research work, but still focussing on the 'response to the self' - ideas of self-indulgence, of the use and understanding of performance, of the relationship between selves through a mirror and photographs.
The next stage will be to develop these ideas, through tutorials and research, into a clearly defined and professionally presented proposal. This proposal will make up a substantial weight of the overall mark, the reason being that a skill and appreciation of writing project proposals, can be a great asset in a future professional context, particularly in the case of applying for grants (a substantial source of income for many practitioners). Onwards.
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