Looking back over Term 1 and over the rainbow to Term 2

Reflective Report: Lisa Hannon: DVA264

Where do I start, as you may have noticed where I start never turns out to be anywhere close to where I finish? Neither does where I finish end up being anywhere near where I saw myself going! Whilst in practice this can be extremely frustrating it is also something I have learnt to embrace and enjoy.

Restricting myself in a proposal, means restricting myself in my practice: so while my proposal was entirely where I saw myself going at that time, the following week I felt entrapped by it and had to find a way of starting again, moving forward.

I have discovered that its not about knowing about where your going or about a “final piece,” neither do I need to worry or stress myself with this not knowing. This knowledge is allowing me to be more free.

Whilst I knew all along where my interests lay, and what sort of impression I wanted my work to leave on the viewer, I didn’t need to have restricted myself my stressing about how I was going to do this. My tutorials with Craig were invaluable as without him I’d probably still be worrying. Craig reassured me it was ok to be experimenting and “playing” as my research and interests would come through in my work by themselves, by forcing it would only confine my thoughts.

Ironically while I have not met the specifics of my original proposal, I do feel that somehow by looking at the relationships between my experiments and pieces that I have started to tell my story to the viewer with each little piece in relation to the other representing a different part.

Initially my research started and was very much influenced by Pippi Lottie Rist, an artist who creates the most beautiful environments and cultures which her viewers not only experience but very much become a part of. This was something I wanted to do, to not only create work that the viewer could enjoy, but something they could relate and feel they became a part of. 

In practice, planning, or thinking I knew what I wanted to achieve meant I had no idea at all, so by looking at different artist such as Helen Chadwick I was able to reopen my mind to different options and by doing so free my practice.

I love how my work has developed through my studio practice and pushing the boundaries found by mistakes, experimenting and new techniques. This is something that I am definitely going to push even further, I have some thoughts as to where Id like this to go, but I’m not going to led this blind me.

For example, with the work with my face casts, I’d like to start using precious metals, shrink them even further and find new ways to create work from the original face mould.

The work with the Dodecahedrons however, I see getting bigger: these pieces representing me getting bigger/ stronger. They represent me trying pulling together all the mayhem in my mind into a precise carefully constructed object to present to the viewer as I present myself to the world everyday.

Again the study of my mental state, perception and insight will be the foundation of my practice, linking further into phrenology, possibly Freud and almost certainly Krishna Murti.

“P: The moment you posit something outside of consciousness, you are positing a state which may or may not exist.”

KRISHNAMURTI

Will I ever speak your language: ART

Sat in a lecture where I am learning more about everything else but anything the poor tutor is talking about?

In Art is it quite common to come across people who talk you into confusion, is this a tactic to bewilder the viewer into believing their work is is of some intelligence, meaning or depth?
Words I have never heard are repeated to me,  as if the repetition of the words will somehow convince me I understand them.

It scares me as I do not think no matter no long I study, no matter how much I read, no matter how many dictionaries I revise, I do not think I will ever be able to accomplish a fluency in this language. Does this mean I will never be respected as an artist, does this mean I have no hope in one day teaching in further or higher education?

When did Art become a science? A mind boggling study of life/ sciences/ education/ views/ opinions/ history and symbolism: combined and pieced together with long words to explain the artists view of the world.  When did a piece of art stop becoming the main outcome of an artists practice?  When did it become about everything else but? I am not saying that Art isn't and shouldn't be a representation of an artists view on life, but what I am asking is when did this study become the work and not the Art itself?

Why do I not have all these big words to describe my process, my thoughts around my work,  will this come with time or will this be something, like I mentioned before that becomes my weakness and downfall? Or will I be able to savvy up my work with fancy words and essay titles after the practice itself is over, and if I do this will it be true?

Work Experience or Exhibition??

So next term I need to think about a placement or professional practice element to my study! 

Unlike most of my peers I am not inspired by becoming the next big artist. I don't see this as a bad thing as my main focus of my work is me... Not in a selfish way! 

For now my work I about getting myself to a place where I inspire and help future students.

A lot of my friends went to University straight from school and then straight into teaching, so at the tender age of 21 they were in a position to guide and mould children's lives! I never understood this as how can you help, guide or give emphasise with children and their parents if you have no life experience yourself!

I feel that as a person I am now better placed to do this as at 29... Although still young I have gained so much life experience through living rather than following the society norms! 

Now is about me getting my practice up to scratch! 

I have approached my current tutors as I would love to gain some insight into the world of teaching! The idea sounds amazing so now I need to see if te experience fits the image I have created in my mind. 

To be continuted....... 

State of Mind

Watching "im a celebrity" I started to question myself!? What am I hoping to find from watching such a programme? Entertainment? 

Entertainment watching other people suffer, go through pain and find sollace by the most ridiculous rewards!? Do we watch this programme to view the "celebrity" suffer, go without their luxuries and live like us "common" people? 

Is that what the metaphor is? Is it really a programme highlighting the issues of class?? The rich and poor?! 

I find it fascinating to watch how as humans we react to confinement, survival, facing fears! Some of us become strong and look after the weaker members, come hide in the shadows and kind of go into a state if denial, then there's the ones who turn on others... Whether to narrow the completion or to entertain themselves I'm not sure!!? 

I guess this is what everyone does everyday in life...  

Self Esteem: A Personal Quiz

I did a quick online Self Esteem Quiz to see how I measure on the Self Esteem Scale. Does doing this not imply it would be low, as someone with a high level of Self Esteem would probably recognise this in themselves and not feel the need to do a QUIZ? Which also implies that mine would be low as I feel the need to be validated by an online test? 

Your Self-esteem score is: 33

Compare your score to the following categories to see how you feel about yourself and how your self-esteem may be affecting your health from an anxiety perspective.

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0 - 20 Low self-esteem. We recommend that you seek professional coaching, counselling, or therapy in order to develop healthier self-esteem. Often, low self-esteem is a factor in the development of an anxiety disorder. Low self-esteem can also be a factor that prevents recovery. Seeking help early is important, as anxiety disorders become entrenched the longer they are unresolved. The more entrenched they become, the longer they take to resolve. However, anxiety conditions can be fully resolved at any stage. The only difference is that recovery will take longer the more entrenched the anxiety condition is. Seeking help early is the best approach. =================================================== 
21 - 40 Moderately low self-esteem. Self-esteem should be an area of personal development for you if you are experiencing an anxiety disorder, as low self-esteem is a contributor to the onset and perpetuation of an anxiety condition. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, personal coaching, or counselling are all ways to increase self-esteem. Self-help materials can also provide information, help, and support.
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41 - 60 Moderate self-esteem. While this is a moderate level, it may be contributing to the onset or the perpetuation of an anxiety condition. You may want to seek self-esteem or anxiety disorder self-help or counselling assistance in order to help lower your risk of further development. Since anxiety disorders have a number of degrees, it's important to prevent further escalation as anxiety disorders become more entrenched the longer they are left unresolved. ===================================================
 61 - 80 Moderately high self-esteem. There are a few characteristics that may increase your risk of developing an anxiety disorder. You may want to seek self-esteem self-help information in order to reduce your overall risk of developing an anxiety condition. ===================================================
81 - 100 High self-esteem. Healthy self-esteem helps to prevent the development of an anxiety disorder. 



I am interested to learn but not at all surprised that Self Esteem is an area that requires my attention. I really struggle with this area especially in my practice! Does this hold me back, YES I think it does as I can constantly seek re-assurance from peers. I am unable at times to trust my won judgement/ instinct when pursuing an idea!

Work Experience

So I have decided that I would like to try and get some experience teaching Foundation, why Foundation??? Well these are students who have chosen to take this subject so will be keen and hopefully eager to learn, experiment and further their art practice. I love the concept of being able to help guide and possibly inspire a new generation. To me Art isn’t just the ability to be able to paint a beautifully formed picture, sculpture or installation. Art is about expressing yourself, who you are, how you perceive things and being free to do so. Art in all forms has been such an important part of my life so far, and this is something I want to share. I have spoke to my tutors who have been extremely supportive in the possibility of providing some support on our own Foundation programme at the University. I cannot wait to do this as I know it will give me a valuable insight into the role and whether this could be a suitable route for me.

The Art Society: "Untitled"

One of the first things I noticed when I started at Coventry University was the non existent Society for anything related to the creative industries. Well not a generic one at least, everything was specific to one medium: photography for example. What I wanted to do was create a forum where students from ALL areas could meet, network and work together! And so came the Art Society "Untitled" So far it has been a huge success with the society being able to hold events which have previously been non existent, for example I have set up life drawing classes, workshops, Artists talks and group critics. For me this is such a motivation for what I'd like to do in the future, I love that the art society is bringing people together from all backgrounds, including students who aren't even studying "Art" or any related subject. I also feel inspired that the Art Society is able to support the Art and Design faculty in areas which perhaps only students can through a Union ran Society, for example: networking, liaising with different faculties to hold events, special workshops etc. I'm not how I will incorporate what I am doing into what I do in the future but I have definitely found a way that my practice can work efficiently and effectively along side my background in recruitment and sales.

Trials and Tribulations

So far this year I have thoroughly enjoyed my practice as it has been more hands on allowing me to be more creative and less restricted.

However by making my practice more hands on I leave myself subject to new challenges which I have not experienced before that I now need to overcome and perfect.

My first challenge has been that of the casts:

Latex: uneven layer and not allowing latex to dry between layers creates a very poor mould. However I have found that by using a cold room the latex drys as you apply meaning you have more control over application! 

Alginate: now I am trying to use the alginate to create a finished piece as opposed to using it for just a mould means I now have to perfect the mix! As I have found it extremely hard to create a smooth mix with no lumps. Lumps for me mean that when my cast drys the lumps start to show!! Again I have foun my mixing it little bit at a time I have more control over the lumps. Also creating a watery mix means I can slowly add more alginate an mix as I go along.

Dodecahedrons: blimey beautiful shape, impossible to get right! The smallest error in creating these shapes results in 12 pieces of pointless materials! Lazer cutting has helped significantly as it allows me to create a perfect shape. Perfect if I get the data import correct, which I have now found rhino to be helpful! 

On a personal level my biggest challenge, has been to stop thinking about a "final peice" as a student you're always pushed to a finished product, exam or project! Learning to loosen myself up and to not think in this way has been hard but my tutorials with Craig have been invaluable! 

Ged Quinn: Raw notes from exhibition

GED Quinn: 1. cakes painted as sculptures, change context of cake a a food but more of a sculptural form.  

Bunker archaeology, 17 years later, indifferent and far from home. 

2. Looks initially as a contemporary still life then you notice the hidden abstract pattern in left hand corner and random flower like object in the middle! Dark but beautiful looks like illustration has escaped from the book!

What's so funny about peace love and understanding. 

I like to know what I'm being shown!! Stunning, almost like a conventional painting if flowers then you are struck my photo like image in the middle, plays on title as you don't know why you are being shown! Modern vs abstract vs traditional painting methods! Faces ghostlike like a memory forgotten! Haunting the painting.

Felix culpa: again abstract vs traditional portrait! Old vs new, history vs present! 

To burn the fleece of a grazing cloud:  at first struck by size, then by the sheer talent almost looks like a constable painting! Then you are drawn to all the beautiful abstract elements and details. Like a Dali you don't know if your in the artists dreams or visions!? Symbols you can't quite explain but feel like you understand! Religious imagery striking and playful. 

What the lark said (death and the maiden) plays with perspective and layout: aspects of composition not possible (illusions)! Bird "hoho" humour: making a joke of death?! 

On making the heart of the forest: beautiful! God: female: creator: artist! 

The book of two ways : see photos 

Ouranophobia! 

Mind to matter

Doll long my interest if the mind and looking at myself I have decided to do a cast of my own face... Not only does this create an exact replicer of me, the process also encaptulates the sensations I feel when suffering with depression:

Trapped, suffocated, blind, voiceless, cold, I felt underwater but able to breathe: drowning but still alive, hidden from reality, strangely calm amongst the chaos, frustrated at not being able to communicate with outside world. 

Discovering my mind: In more ways than one

Looking at phenology, the study where people mapped the skull to try and find some way of discovering and understanding peoples personalities.

In doing so not only have I unveiled a new way to try and unveil secrets of the mind but also discovered a few of my own! 

I have realised that I am fascinated in the mind, how it works and peoples interpretations of this. I being so interested I bring an enthusiasm to my work which enables me to explore, play and experiment with my work!

This enables me to to discover not only my mind but new avenues in my practice. Like anything I guess, when you enjoy something it is no longer work but more of a game! 

I need to now try to focus this energy as mentioned in my tutorial with Vanda, rather than throwing bits of energy in lots of directions I need to now try to put this enthused energy into one area enabling not only me but my work to become focused.

Photography Quote

Saw a beautiful quote which capture how I feel about photography

"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know."

Diane Arbus

This is why I love my camera as I can show the viewer as much or as little as I want... The more my photos reveal the less you really know about it! 

I can instantly capture how I feel, what I see without it always making sense to anyone else! I not only capture moments but the moments within a moment! The process, the journey that as a single cell makes no sense but is as beautiful as what could beckon the final piece!!! 

From Mental illness to latex

So on my little journey to looking at depression, how I deal with it and how others see it.... I have been playing with various images and mediums!

My practice started with something said to me, "when in the bath, try and keep the water perfectly still, like a mirror if glass!" By doing so you practice keeping your mind calm and your body completely relaxed! 

Mind mirrors water... Water becomes a mirror... Mind equals calm! 

I started taking hoots videos of water in the bath to try and capture this excerise 

I love the photos but they didn't portray the message I wanted to give. They almost looked like landscapes from an alien planet rather than a representation of a challenged mind!

Year 2 : Term 1.... So far

So with my study Proposal done and project started I thought it was time to have a little look back at how I'm getting on!? 

So far I have made good progress with my practice! I initially was trying to come up with some unbelievable, deep concept which would change the art world! Whilst I had some good ideas I soon realised that by doing so I had completely restricted my mind, work flow and ideas! 

I have now gone back to the beginning (again) playing, researching an experimenting! It's such a freer way to work, I have found that by removing all boundaries that I am free in both my mind and practice allowing me to do whatever I want! 

I definitely work better without restriction, being able to bounce if others and my own ideas. This is odd as I always thought freedom was scary and I preferred a few rules/ a brief or guidelines so I could go wrong - and knew what I was doing! 

Turns out I the them as te envied panic if I start to deviate from the path set for me!  

I'm back!!!

Two weeks in and I'm happy to say the love for my degree is still there. The only thing that saddens me is that I have not been in touch over the summer! 

I have realised that this is where my heart is... I'm still not sure how or where this path is leading me in terms of a career but I know that my practice is fast becoming an integral part of my life.

It is almost like a cognitive approach to dealing with aspects of my life and health that I have never dealt with properly before. This approach is now seemingly lead my work, through discovery of oneself I am discovering me, my visual language and the context in which I work 

Peace x 

The Ending of Recognition...

I think tonight I have found the start of the end....

The title of the second chapter on my book is "The Ending of Recognition" This is definitely going to be the title of my final body of work! It seem, like the book has done already to fit purposely!

My work seems to be leading me, this is is definitely my strength so need to stick with it! I'm really enjoying my work, I am loving how by through experimenting and playing I am slowly and surely pulling together my practices I create some really interesting pieces!

I am really looking forward to seeing how this is going to come together for the exhibition!

Lenses, mirrors and sewing machines

Have been brave and taken my work a bit further now...

I have started to experiment with different materials, mesh, wire, and fabric! Combining these with my printed images is starting to really add more depth to my work!

I especially like how the images look when printed on acetate,they are almost clear but with still a faint image trying to be seen! I have combined this with the methods from my last piece and by cutting these up you can barely see the original image!

Like a pretty ornament they hang on a string a bit like life!? Hung from a unused glasses lens I like the way that an instrument normally used to help you see now has no effect at all other than display!

The Final Module for Year 1

My proposal for what will be the last module if year 1.....

Work Experience: Life and Work behind the piece! (LGP)

I have recently started some work experience in a local Galley, The Lancaster Projects Gallery! I wanted to do this work experience to gain an insight to the life and work behind the piece.
As this is an area I have never had any experience in, I felt it would be valuable to see if this was an area I would possibly want to work in when I had finished my degree. Not only that I also felt it would be useful to see the behind the scenes set-up of a gallery in preparation for my future end of year and degree shows.

So I am evidulating in the gallery, which means being available for any visitors every tuesday afternoon 2-6pm. I also have to be able to help, guide and inform any visitors who do come to visit in order to help them understand the artists intentions and work.

Currently I am really not enjoying the role, I'm still unsure as whether this is because of the piece, whether its because there are no visitors, or even it's the gallery itself? As an installation piece, I am subjected to 3 video pieces totalling 45mins for 4 hours, it wouldn't be so bad but this piece uses extracts from CIA speeches and other philosophy narratives. By the time my time is done, my eyes can't see due to the dark conditions and I feel as though I am ready for war!

I am hoping that with a different exhibition I may find this time more enjoyable, as at the moment it is only useful for me to do all my written university work. With a different exhibition I may also get more visitors which will the mean I will have people to discuss the work with.

I am going to continue with the work experience for now as hopefully it could lead to gaining a more useful insight into the marketing and research side of setting up an exhibit? I have also learnt that even in the art environment I do crave human interaction. Hours on end by myself is not something I could do as part of my job.

Missing Uni....

Short but sweet day today but big learn from yesterday so thought I'd share:

Through ill health I have missed a few weeks of Uni... Only a few so I thought this wasn't too bad! I knew what I was I was doing in my arts practice so figured I wouldn't miss too much, so would be fine!

Also as it fine art I don't miss valuable lessons where I could have missed the solutions to ground breaking equations, don't miss assignments based on missed lessons... You catch my drift!

So yesterday I had my first tutorial with my Tutor in weeks.... Boy was I amazed!!

My missing class I wasn't missing workloads, assignments or homework I was missing the invaluable knowledge that my tutor had to offer!

Artists that I didn't even know existed, that no amount if Internet surfing would did were placed in front of me! Ideas for arts practice were shared that only someone with her knowledge and experience could provide! Not only that, I was instilled with a proud confidence in my work that could only come from someone that you respect and admire!

So my learn, missing university although I can't always be helped, doesn't leave you behind necessarily with your work! It could leave you missing the most valuable insight, experience and knowledge AT&T could make your work that little bit more special!

Sorry, that wasn't short or sweet, was it!!!

Mid module review: looking backwards, forwards and sideways...

So I have finished my module but not the work its created, this module leads directly in to my final module of the year and also my end of year exhibition!

So this is more of a comma than a full stop so to speak!

Looking back: I am so happy with how my experimentation has gone, after initial nerves and hesitation my work progressed as did my self exploration!

The key thing I have learnt is that if hit with a mental block or hurdle the best thing to do is just get something on the paper, a piece of paper with something on is less intimidating than a blank sheet!!!

Not being afraid to cut into my images was hard but once I did it my work got more and more intricate and interesting!

Looking forward: I think my main focus for this module will be to start to consolidate this work into my final piece! I want to look into different ways of display such a an installation piece. I also would like to look at the possibility if having a VoiceOver track in my work!

The main thing I have learnt from the last module is that by doing a little but if work often means in always making progress! So I need to keep this up in order to keep my momentum, inspiration flowing.

To log or not to log

So initially when I was told I needed to keep a log book of all my work, exhibitions I've been to, inspiration I've seen and anything else that's had anything to do with my work... I nearly died!

I did not see that point in creating more work for myself, I thought it would interfere with my work and get in the way!

In actual fact it wasn't any work at all and I found myself putting all this together naturally just to keep myself organised!

We don't need to do this for Year2 but I definitely will as its now like my bible, I use it all the time to refer to for my work!

My log book holds they key to my work, my artist research is neatly collated, as are reviews I've read, exhibitions I've been too... Not forgetting the pages of lecture notes I've written!

So if ever you get asked to do one! Do it.... It doesn't need to be backbreaking and it's easier if you do it as you go along!

End of the project... But not the end

So it's the end of the module, but not the end of my work as this project will continue into the next module! This is just a comma in my work until the final exhibition!

The three pieces in a row are my latest bits the rest are different experimentations!

I particularly love these pieces as they are my most intricate and brave! I have left 2d and jumped into 3d, bringing my work off the paper!

Krishnamurti and me...

The main aim of this project is to take a deep look at myself as both an artist and as a person. When I found this book it was initially for me to read, but as I read it I was amazed at how fitting it was to my work and wanted to combine it somehow! You will see from my previous post, I have started to incorporate this in my work. Carefully selected pieces are placed within my work as I read them, it is important that only the narratives I have read are used as the process of reading the book is as important as the process of distorting my images. Doing this has made me realise how important it is for me to include in my work processes and meanings that are significant to me. It makes my work flow by itself and inspires me to keep going it becomes less about the final piece and more about the activities going on behind the scenes. By incorporating my life as it is into the work it also makes it more personal, less like work but more like a personal project of exploration. Again this excites me and becomes my strength. The only problem I have found is that it can be nerve racking demolishing an image or book as its so personal you feel like your destroying something that is part of you. So it can take a bit of time to have the courage to just make the cut so to speak. However I am working on this and trying to view it as giving the pieces a new permanent life in a new context: preserving its significance to both me and hopefully the viewer.

Is art individual!?

Just been to my friends PHD Sale and trash sale and it really made me think about where I will be at the end of my degree!

The first thing I noticed was how similar our art practices were, which has made me think about whether any is art individual!? Is my art any different to anything that's out there at the moment!?

I'd like to say yes, as although similar to the eye our processes and philosophy behind our work is what makes us different! And will make every artist different to the fellows and peers!

For this reason I am excited about where I will be in a few years time! I can feed of others and be influenced but still be me and this excited me.

Cutting into things.....

I have started to experiment with distortion using the scalpel...

Holes, Me and more holes.....

So today I have been experimenting with pixalating my image in order to distort it for the viewer. I like the process involved in creating this image, the control that I had in deciding how much of the original image I wanted the viewer to see. I wanted the piece and the process to be one that expresses self exploration, looking at yourself is never easy.. neither is putting this image of yourself out there for other people to see. In doing this piece I had to both look very closely at myself and also make the decisions necessary regarding what I let the viewer see. Like me the piece also has many layers, layers which are fragile but together create an overall picture. the use of paper is important as it is raw, delicate and natural. Although the piece is small it took a long time to create, which is nice as for me it makes the piece more personal as so much time, effort and thought has gone into it. I would like to do this again but maybe experiment with the size.

Photography project número deux!!!

Can you believe it, after all my initial fears I have now opted for photography in my first full 8 week module! After getting a first in my previous module, my confidence in lens based media has grown... I have also discovered that I thoroughly enjoy it!

For this project I want to do something personal in this project and strip my work back right to the beginning.... ME!!!!

Turning the camera back on myself I started to take photos of myself, this was quite hard for me as I have never liked photos of myself anyway, let alone taking them of myself with no makeup on for an audience!

I knew this was going to be difficult, but this again one of the reasons I wanted to do it, I have suffered with depression and anxiety for the last few years so wanted to try and vent and deal with some of the issues this has caused me.

Doing my degree alone was the first step, at 28 I was out of practice and my confidence to the floor.

Bringing my work back to me, I could start again from the beginning and grow as both a person and a artist......

I am an eye....

This quote is by Dziga Victor and is from, John Bergers "Ways of seeing"

Photography, looking back

Photography, looking back 

Of three projects this was the one I was dreading the most, unlike most people in my class I had never done photography before except as mentioned above for amateur fun shots. It was this lack of experience and knowledge that frightened me the most.

Ironically this project was the one I ended up enjoying the most, I love the freedom it gave me, I only wish I had more time to experiment with techniques and methods so I could go even further into it.

 My Favourite aspect of photography in a Fine Art capacity was the freedom it gave me, it didn’t matter where I was, what time of day or how noisy it was I could create a piece if work instantly.  Learning about contemporary photography has really opened my eyes to an endless pool of ideas.

A great website which I have found whilst doing this project is: http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/c/contemporary-photography/ it is one I will definitely refer to again.

This is an area I definitely will incorporate into all my work in future, although I do feel I’d like to a Photoshop course or something similar. I feel I have only just brushed the surface of the possibilities within not only my camera but also within me.

Photography Project ... My initial Outlook!!!

Firstly… My initial Outlook!!! (1)

When I was first given the Media based project brief, I was terrified.  I had never used a camera before except for holiday snaps and cheeky nights out.

However after our first tutorial with Bridget I was inspired. I had not looked at photography as a form of Fine Art, and never looked at a camera as a blank canvas. Contemporary photography was a new concept for me but one that I was now excited to explore.

I like the way artists such as Cindy Sherman and Fred Lubain used the camera to create a work of art, a scene, or imaginary world. It wasn’t just about taking photos in high quality of objects, landscapes and scenes as you are meant to see them. It was about creating new ways of seeing, new ways of looking at things that would normally be missed or unnoticed.