Narrative Project

Managed to have 6 images complete for Narrative project. It is a literal narrative, final piece will probably be 7 x A4 images read from top to bottom on the wall..........I have to redo 2 images I have done because I missed out the blur step before the barriers you put in place...

Narrative Project

Process of development of images

Image selection which cover the proposed barriers. I have standardised the size of each images so they can be processed and printed as standard and uniform sizes. Each images has been cropped if necessary for best effect. Each image has been converted to black and white. Each image has been blurred. I tried to create the blur by changing the quality of the image and then enlarging but have since discovered (Thanks Jesse) the use of the filters. I chose Filter - Pixelate - Fragment.

I then put in the bars via the ruler so each was the same size and location so when the images are on the wall they follow one another consecutively. I had trouble creating white bars, they were always pale grey but by using Image-Adjustments-Curves, I was able to create the colour I needed for the bars or barriers to movement.

The style of barrier I prefer for narrative project

 This is the style of barrier, spacing etc I want to achieve on images, this is a great image to use too but sadly the quality is not good enough so will have to research some more. The one thing I have also been thinking about is that the blurring effect from poor quality images is also a metaphor for the blurred aspects of the issue. The truth is blurred and there is nothing black and white about each case.

Narrative Project

I have printed off the works that I had prepared with photoshop but have decided there is more work to be done. For starters I have too many bars in on some images. I should have printed out a couple before I completed ALL that time and effort on each image only to decide today that it is not the effect I want. Will have to start again and some of the images will need to be replaced as the resolution is not good enough. Here is one of them to be changed.

Narrative Project

Have spent last night working on Narrative Project. Mine will be literal and will have a series of images which trace the story of refugees journey to a new country and the barriers they encounter in this process.  The barriers I have identified are Fear, War, Poverty, Terrain. Unseaworthy Boats, High Seas and Drowning, Naval Vessels, Rascism and Politics. I want to place bars across the images to represent the barriers and habve thought aboput using black or white bars mixed up or alternately to indicate that the issue of refugees is very much a humanitarian issue and solutions are not black and white.

Presentation Barbara Kruger

Did presentation today and I think it went OK. Provided a powerpoint presentation but have not been able to upload it onto this blog.

Test run to upload powerpoint before progressing it further

Well that did not work as it did not recognise format. Tried it as a video upload but that did not work either. I guess I will just have the powerpoint presentation ready on CD and on my USB stick and hope it is compatible with the Macs at Uni. May have to take my laptop too as old as it is....