Chas Bedford's OCA learning blog (BA Photography 2 • Landscape, Place and Environment)
In a similar manner to Richard Long’s ‘textworks’ (see http://www.richardlong.org), write down 12 – 24 brief observations during a short walk or journey by some means of transport. This may be the journey you intend to make for Assignment Two, or it may be a different one. You don’t need to take any photographs. Consider... Continue Reading →
Read ‘Wire’ and ‘Power’ from Edgelands. These short chapters will help prepare you for some of the themes in Part Three. Record your responses in your learning log. I reviewed ‘Edgelands’ (Farley & Roberts 2012) in a general way in an earlier posting. This exercise gives me the opportunity to comment on two chapters in... Continue Reading →
‘Psychogeography’ and ‘Edgelands’ are two different but vaguely related concepts. They are also the titles of two books, Coverley (2018) and Farley & Roberts (2012), which I have previously reviewed. I have difficulty with psychogeography, or at least with the way it is presented by Coverley and by the OCA course notes. Both appear to... Continue Reading →
The central section of the Len, between the lakes at Leeds Castle and Mote Park, covers the transition from semi-rural to suburban surroundings. One difficulty is that most of the road-crossings have enclosed gardens adjacent, rather than farmland so it was not possible to view all of the culverts and bridges from the river. However,... Continue Reading →
Conceptual Art is like a disappointing Christmas present. As our parents told us, “It’s the thought that counts”. In conceptual art, the basic idea, or the ‘rules’ for generating an artwork appear to be more important than the physical realisation of it. When I reviewed the 2016 Tate exhibition for EYV, I preferred the exhibits... Continue Reading →
My second exploration of the Len covers the upper third of its course. Although not on a par with John Hanning Speke’s discovery of Lake Victoria, I got a certain satisfaction in reaching ‘the source of the Len’, a spring in woodland to the west of Lenham. I think I have a conceptual hook for... Continue Reading →
Whether or not you feel appropriation is something you might work with at some point, the mapping resources available for free on the internet are an invaluable practical tool for planning landscape shoots of any kind. If you haven’t yet done so, read ahead to the brief for Assignment Two. Write down your preliminary thoughts... Continue Reading →
Read Geoff Dyer’s article on photographers using Google Street View: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/jul/14/google-street-view-new-photography?intcmp=239 Also read these posts on WeAreOCA: http://www.weareoca.com/fine_art/photography-meets-textiles/ http://www.weareoca.com/fine_art/whos-afraid-of-appropriation/ Have a look at the artists mentioned who appropriate images taken by other people and write around 300 words describing your response to artists and photographers working in this way. This is not a question that... Continue Reading →
Landscape Lines 