I commenced the project by completing tasks preceding the assignment.I played the composition by Gyorgy Ligeti: Lux Aeterna, and equipped with a large piece of paper and colorful pens, I tuned in and let everything happen.I drew whatever came to me while listening to this beautiful piece. It was an unusual experience as I haveContinue reading “Photographing the Unsee-able”
Author Archives: Elzbieta Skorska
Sound and photography workshop
Today’s two-hour workshop was on sound expressed through photography and explorations of the visceral memory. We had to try and represent a sound with images, choosing three out of seven options. I decided on: pain, blue, and silence. I called the first image ”Scream of pain’. I created it using a voice recorder on myContinue reading “Sound and photography workshop”
Minimalism and Collage
The more I researched the collage artist, the more I was fascinated and inspired by the minimal work that I discovered. Four, sometimes even only two images can create an impressive and powerful art when put together right in a composition. I found particularly stimulating and intriguing the works of Man Ray, John Steazaker, MariContinue reading “Minimalism and Collage”
Ephemeral existence
For this project, I aimed to create a photomontage. I was slightly perplexed where to start as I couldn’t access printers at university due to recent restrictions. Then I realized I have about a million images (no exaggeration) as I mostly do film photography, there were bound to be hundreds of pictures I am notContinue reading “Ephemeral existence”
Ilusions
When creating this piece, I reflected on a tweet I read about recently on Facebook. Someone asked the following question. The general character of responses was quite shocking. Here are some examples: ”Go out without worrying, dress however I want to to go out, go for a walk at night or generally going for aContinue reading “Ilusions”
Collage
I have been interested in Collage for quite a while, utilizing this particular medium as an art expression frequently during my spare time. It was such a pleasant surprise that our workshop was collaging. Very handy indeed, considering I own a collage box with a pile of magazines, glue, and scissors. I jumped straight intoContinue reading “Collage”
Introduction to Camera Obscura
What an exciting new project and yet another stimulating activity. In preparation for this project, I researched the following artists: Abelardo Morell, Maciej Markowicz, Marja Pirila, Vera Lutter, Richard Learoyd, Thomas Bachler, Nick Marshall, and Steven Pippin. I was particularly inspired and impressed by the work of Morell, Pippin, and Pirila. I am confident IContinue reading “Introduction to Camera Obscura”
Light and Shadow
Today’s task was light and shadow. I had such an inspired time engaging with the light, variety of objects, and colored paper. I was amazed by the range of stunning images I can create in two meters square space, just through using this technique, and most of all, imagination. I chose the following objects, aContinue reading “Light and Shadow”
Marks of the past
Walking through my current home town New Mills, I noticed an empty building. Golden hour was upon us, and the soft sunlight characteristic to this time of the day was reflecting wonderfully in the window, emphasizing the contours of the poster that was once there.Old folders in the corner of the window, covered in dust,Continue reading “Marks of the past”
Freedom and absence
Everyday routine, a little pill that transformed everything for women, I understand it’s controversial and obviously far from perfect to be ingesting hormones every day of my life, but this is not what I want to discuss. I want to talk about how the absence of life that could exist is the source of myContinue reading “Freedom and absence”
Ela Skorska 