During my tutorial today we discussed the question of focus and lack of focus. I have been thinking about Uta Barth's work which concentrates on the act of looking ....
Of her work she says “the question for me is always how can I make you aware of your own
activity of looking instead of losing your attention on the thought about what
it is that you are looking at” (Higgs, 2004: 36)
Focus implies certainty, unfocused implies being out of control.
Visual language is about a kind of control.
The relationship between the traditional role of vision of the landscape, and how it influences contemporary photography.
Photographers - Ansel Adams and Jem Southam - How we represent the landscape
Ansel Adams view of an almost idyllic landscape
Jem Southam returns to the same space and photographs the landscape changes that take place
What is the difference between the male and female vision of the landscape - do I know what this is?
Male Vision - detail, the view as it is seen in front of the eye
Female Vision - an emotional, social, political response and a more abstract visual language
Suggested reading John Taylor "A Dream of England"
Other suggested reading Liz Well, "Land Matters" first chapter
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