Adrian Davies guest lecture.
Today Adrian Davies came in to talk to us about his practice, which I found to be really interesting as he is someone that is actually working within the industry.
He first spoke of a project that lasted for 4 years, in which things became symbols. He shot on a 6xx9 camera. The idea was that things are not always what they seem. Something can look beautiful, but is damaged.
He liked the project '9 Eyes of Google Streetview' by Jon Rafman, in which he was travelling, but not travelling:
He then told us about the work that also inspired him: 'No Mans Land' by Mishka Henner, which is a project that I have seen before and think is really interesting as it is done in the same way to the above project but in a different format - they both use Street view. This is different as it is cropped medium format and the street view format cannot be seen:
He said that he is fascinated by access and this is where his project was heading - images look like photographs.
When projects go wrong:
'Establishing Routes'; Adrian told us that he took a photograph using film, but it blurred in the corner creating an unwanted aspect. He used a digital camera to take an image of the same area, but took it portrait instead of the normal way he shoots. This meant he achieved images he never would have if the mistake didn't happen.
Old ideas new possibilities:
'AEKI' - Almost Every Known Ikea. Shot the fronts of stores all over the world. This project is ever expanding - shot in Tokyo, Shganghai, L.A., Amsterdam, Madrid, New York and Bangkok. This is unfinished.
'AM' - Had jetlag, and the humidity caused steam to appear on the lens and so therefore created hazy images. Carried on shooting with this same style and embraced the "bad" technique. It is symbolic as he struggled to adjust to the time zone, just as the camera did.
January 2016, New York. Street photography in which 2nd largest snowfall happened. Said it was sunny at the beginning of the week, and snowy at the end. He was interested in the magnitude of the snow - photographed snow as lunar landscapes.
The last piece of work that he showed us was some from a project in which he went onto Google Street view, but his computer wouldn't load properly. The frustration turned into an opportunity, as this blocked out some aspects of the landscapes which he thought was interesting.
He first spoke of a project that lasted for 4 years, in which things became symbols. He shot on a 6xx9 camera. The idea was that things are not always what they seem. Something can look beautiful, but is damaged.
He liked the project '9 Eyes of Google Streetview' by Jon Rafman, in which he was travelling, but not travelling:
He then told us about the work that also inspired him: 'No Mans Land' by Mishka Henner, which is a project that I have seen before and think is really interesting as it is done in the same way to the above project but in a different format - they both use Street view. This is different as it is cropped medium format and the street view format cannot be seen:
He said that he is fascinated by access and this is where his project was heading - images look like photographs.
When projects go wrong:
'Establishing Routes'; Adrian told us that he took a photograph using film, but it blurred in the corner creating an unwanted aspect. He used a digital camera to take an image of the same area, but took it portrait instead of the normal way he shoots. This meant he achieved images he never would have if the mistake didn't happen.
Old ideas new possibilities:
'AEKI' - Almost Every Known Ikea. Shot the fronts of stores all over the world. This project is ever expanding - shot in Tokyo, Shganghai, L.A., Amsterdam, Madrid, New York and Bangkok. This is unfinished.
'AM' - Had jetlag, and the humidity caused steam to appear on the lens and so therefore created hazy images. Carried on shooting with this same style and embraced the "bad" technique. It is symbolic as he struggled to adjust to the time zone, just as the camera did.
January 2016, New York. Street photography in which 2nd largest snowfall happened. Said it was sunny at the beginning of the week, and snowy at the end. He was interested in the magnitude of the snow - photographed snow as lunar landscapes.
The last piece of work that he showed us was some from a project in which he went onto Google Street view, but his computer wouldn't load properly. The frustration turned into an opportunity, as this blocked out some aspects of the landscapes which he thought was interesting.
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