Monday, 3 December 2012

Tutorial with Eva

I had my first tutorial with Eva today and I'm very glad that I did. I have been very concerned that my projects are not developing as I would like them too. I sat with Eva for about an hour and she listened and made constructive suggestions as to how I could move forward.

External Project

We talked about the possibility of having an Exhibition at St Ishmael Church, entering Competitions,  placing adverts in the other Churches and Chapels in Ferryside as an opportunity to photograph weddings etc, keeping an eye on the University emails for voluntary photographic opportunities, and a Day Event being held in Swansea in January where photographers are needed to document the event. As Christmas is nearing, it would also be a good idea to keep an eye out for any other events that may be taking place.

I have been reluctant to put myself forward to photograph events etc as I seem to have had a "crisis of confidence" in the past few months. I think the reason for this, is that having recently moved from Plymouth to Carmarthenshire, I have found the transition quite stressful, and of course, one of the things I had not thought about was the relationships and contacts that I had made in Plymouth over the past three years. It has all seemed a little daunting and disheartening to have to begin again. But I must try and overcome this now if I am to have any success with this part of my BA.

Personal Project

After discussing with Eva my concepts for my previous projects during the Foundation Degree, I realised that I need to do the same for this years' projects. That is to think about my own daily life, the way I have been feeling, and what has been happening in my life recently. Of course, I have moved, and this has been my focus. Eva suggested that I might like to photograph the items I still have in my boxes as yet unpacked. This could work as I explained that since I returned to Wales, I have been enjoying meeting up with my family, and also getting back in touch with old friends who I have not seen for many years. There has been an expectation from them also, to see and meet up with me.

We discussed that the inherited tea sets and personal objects that I have which are dear to me, could hold a narrative. The tea sets for example have a double meaning. I want to meet and drink tea with family and friends, but I should concentrate on my work and delay these meetings. They also need to understand that I need to focus on my studies; this is my final year and it would be such a disappointment to me if I wasn't successful in achieving my BA.

I had forgotten where my inspiration for my photographic work normally comes from. That for me, the work has to be personal and come from the heart.

At the end of the tutorial, I felt much better and that now I could move forward with my projects. Nothing is of course, ever completely straight forward, and I need to put myself in the zone and find reading sources, other artists who have carried out similar projects, but today I feel that this is now possible.

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