Creative Practice

Project Proposal

 Project Proposal - Eskdale WalksThroughout the first trimester of MA Creative Practice I began works exploring culture in and around Eskdale, Scotland. This exploration took place not only thematically but began to push the visual style and story telling of the project, along with exploring the use of curation within work and the placement of the works both digitally and physically. I wish to use Creative Practice CRPR7002 to develop a further look at placement digitally and physically, considering career trajectories that fit within my practice, alongside polishing stylistic and working practices moving towards MA Final Project focused around culture within Eskdale.
 
To enable me to do this I would like to create
  • Series of photographs that reflect how people live within the environment within Eskdale
  • Works that can later connect to project as whole with subject matters and themes carrying through into MA Final Project
 
This would be supported by exploring the digital placement of work. As well as building on the learnings of the previous trimester pushing style and developing on reportage approach through documentation and reflection.
 
Aims & objectives
  • Push visual style in preparation for MA final project
  • Develop alternative research techniques that can combine with visual and audio style and content to push practice
  • Underpin written counterparts to work so that pieces are more easily understood
  • Find an easier way to document, present and communicate working process
 
​Overall I wish this project to enable me to work towards my MA Final Project alongside being applicable towards my professional skill set and career trajectory. This will be underpinned by;
  • Developing further thematic response to life within Eskdale adding a further development to overarching masters work surrounding culture within Eskdale
  • Theoretical research of post internet arts, reportage photography to give greater foundational understanding to my practice as this would further my practice and support its growth.
  • Primary Research conducted while walking through observations and conversations on my way and my documentation of these through exploring the use of diaries, blogs and blogging or audio recording.
  • Exploration of further shooting techniques to create specific style that is unique and distinguishable but also reflects positioning of me within industry and placement of work.
  • Explore design and release of digital photographic publication, considering placement on websites, pdfs and social media.

Test Before Final Release

Due to Covid-19 there have been access issues to the Langholm Archive. Once able to access these, all watermarked photographs will be replaced with scans of originals and the series will be officially released. 
The test instagram for the work can be found at;

https://www.instagram.com/creativepracticema/