Research Begins...

Jules Spinatsch


Temporary Discomfort documents Davos, Genoa, New York and Evian/Geneva in a transitory state of emergency lock-down during the global economic summits. It combines different photographical genres: landscape photography, photojournalism and police photography, though here with the camera lens turned back at the security forces. The series and videos aim to achieve a speculative reconstruction of the situations in those cities. The work is speculative not only in terms of these facts but also in regard to the use and expectations of documentary photography. Further, it raises questions about the conditions under which photography is and can be produced today.

New work new work new work new work!

The first shoot for MFA project, take a look and let me know what you think... click 'photographics' on the right there, go to my photo blog, then select the page called "The Watchers"

I like this

Illustrations by Jaroslav Šerých for Tales of the Uncanny (Prague, 1976)

Where's my idea?

I still have nothing.

What's first

Well, so I've been asked to send a proposal of what the hell I think I'm going to do this year to Andy before our first one-to-one tutorial on the 11th. That's not so bad, because I have no idea, so I can just say I have no idea, although I have lots of ideas (if you see what I mean). As in there are lots of things I want to pursue/create/design this year, but deciding on just one thread is where I'm having trouble. The thing that's giving me the heebeejeebees at the moment is the simplest, sending a few images of my work (easy) and an artist's statement by the 4th. As in the day after tomorrow. I have spent the last 2 years justifying my work, but not describing it! I just feel as though all the projects I did last year were so different from each other, I don't really know how to show any link or development. All I know at this stage is that they were completely dependent on how I was feeling at the time I did them. So I'm mulling mulling mulling...

The HandWriting Group

First meeting Monday 11th October, 7.30pm, in Hand in the courtyard up the old highstreet. Here's a map: Map to Hand

Bring: Paper

       Pen (or other)

       Ideas!

Hope to see you there!