Abandonment is a very bold and personal subject. This topic could be interpreted differently by each viewer, however it could also leave a more lasting effect on them. I am intrigued, curious and open-minded when viewing your research on SeaMonkey. Your mixture of photography and quotations are very powerful. I personally was drawn to this quote by Anyakwee Nsirimovu the most, "These conflicts are a direct result of the abandonment of these communities by their government. If their government took care of them they wouldn't be fighting over these little scraps and rewards from the oil companies." For some reason it illustrates a ghost-town, cluttered with garbage and abandoned objects that were once so valuable. Overall, I think you are headed in a strong direction and as a viewer, I am wanting to learn more.
I was very impressed with Kim's first presentation of her project. I felt as if I got a very clear insight of her direction with this project. The title itself, 'Empty Souls', was well chosen and transitioned well into the video's of different scenes. Choosing video as her medium was a smart choice because the settle movement of the smallest objects did a great job of capturing the viewer's attention. I believe that the compositions with the empty chairs were extremely strong because it truly showed and defined abandonment. Like I said in class, I believe her piece would be just as strong, with out so much text. Less is more.
I also agree that video was the right choice for Kim to work with for her first project. Though still images of the subjects are very strong, allowing the small amount of natural movement adds to her entire topic of Potential of Abandonment.
ReplyDeleteI concur with you that title for Kim’s project is very successful; it enhances the emotion of the project. Unfortunately, I wasn’t at the critique to see the video so I can’t comment on the comments you made about it. On the other hand, I too was moved by Kim’s quotes that she posted on her seamonkey site, the one I liked the best was “I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child, and children who are victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment must not also be victims of bureaucracy. They deserve our devoted attention, not our divided attention.” –Kenny Guinn
ReplyDeleteI think that she has done a good job researching this project, and I share the opinion that, I'm looking forward to seeing the final work.