Catharsis is the act of freeing ourselves of emotions or relieving emotional stress through the process of experiencing something, often through art. 3200 ISO film has a strong contrast and grain, it lends itself well to capturing harsh, gritty subject matter. The things that haunt our memories are often in this category. You will shoot a roll os 3200 ISO film in order to purge memories or experiences that dwell in your mind and you wish to free yourself of.
You will shoot a roll of 3200 ISO (36 exposures) in order to free yourself of personal memories. 1/2 of your roll should capture memories or associations with people or a person (or you):
1/2 of your roll should capture memories or associations you have connected to spaces or objects: buildings, architecture, roads, cars, tools, things, etc.:
Remember to create a brainstorming page of your ideas in your sketchbook/binder. Include sketches, lists, etc. to make sure you’ve thought of everything you could possible use or do for this assignment. Make it artful! At the end of this assignment you will submit a Mahara page showcasing your top 2 images, negatives, and brainstorm/journaling. You will also turn in a hard copy of your rubric along with your two prints, their test strings, contact sheet, and any warm ups.
You will shoot a roll of 3200 ISO (36 exposures) in order to free yourself of personal memories. 1/2 of your roll should capture memories or associations with people or a person (or you):
- How cant his person be a symbol for something else (just use their hands or arms or part of their body to represent a memory). Capture the person from unique points of view- get close, look up, look down -to explore how memory distorts things.
- How could you turn the camera on yourself and have you be the subject?
- How does the person become part of an environment, what is it that triggers these emotions?
- How Will a person become a symbol of something? Old age, body image, profession, lifestyle?
1/2 of your roll should capture memories or associations you have connected to spaces or objects: buildings, architecture, roads, cars, tools, things, etc.:
- Consider what is significant about this place, showcase that.
- Explore unusual points of view- how does your memory see the place or object?
- What could stand in for the actual place if you could not return there? How can an object be a symbol?
- How can you capture the gritty, rough, real, honest, or haunting quality of a memory you wish to be free of?
Remember to create a brainstorming page of your ideas in your sketchbook/binder. Include sketches, lists, etc. to make sure you’ve thought of everything you could possible use or do for this assignment. Make it artful! At the end of this assignment you will submit a Mahara page showcasing your top 2 images, negatives, and brainstorm/journaling. You will also turn in a hard copy of your rubric along with your two prints, their test strings, contact sheet, and any warm ups.