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FINAL MOVEMENT There’s 4 images above are a set of 8 image for my final outcome to my major project. Though this project I have tried to capture the movement of emotion within my work but I found that there are no really portraits that will ever truly capture to truth of the emotions of the subject. So I came to the point where I as an experiment I started overlaying ever image that I take of each subject. I found that this simple edit to the images had a greatened impacted to the images, where the movement become the mistreat to the identity to the subject and shows the movement of the emotions. As a final outcome for my project I’m very placed.

Movement with the emoshion

WHEN talking about feelings, we often use expressions to link that emotions with a movements or positions in space. Conversely, negative emotions are associated with downward movements and positions. According to a new study published in this month’s issue of the journal Cognition, expressions such as these are not merely metaphorical. The research provides evidence of a causal link between motion and emotion, by showing that bodily movements influence the recollection of emotional memories, as well as the speed with which they are recalled. For their latest study, Casasanto and Dijkstra recruited 24 undergraduates and asked them to sit at a desk in front of a laptop computer. On each side of the laptop were a red and a blue cardboard box stacked on top of each other, each with a tray containing hundreds of marbles. At the beginning of the experiment, all of the marbles were either in the top or the bottom trays. During 24 trials, the participants were asked to move the marbles using both hands at the same time, into either the red or the blue box. While they did this, they were prompted by messages displayed on the computer screen to recollect a memory with either a positive or a negative emotion (e.g. “Tell me about a time when you felt proud of yourself”, or “Tell me about a time you felt ashamed of yourself”).ect. The task that involved moving marbles either upwards or downwards, but because the participants focused on the colour of the destination boxes, their attention was drawn away from both the arrangement of the boxes and the direction of their movements. The experiment was designed this way to prevent the participants from guessing what the researchers were testing for; when asked afterwards about the aim of the experiment, most of them believed that it was about emotion or divided attention, and not about the possible link between emotions and direction of motion. The researchers used a video camera to record the participants’ marble movements and memory recall. When they analysed the results, they found that the direction of motion affected the speed with which the participants recollected the emotional memories. Memories with positive emotions were recalled significantly more quickly during upward than during downward marble movements, and vice versa for negative memories. In a second experiment, Casasanto and Dijkstra tested for the possible influence of the direction of movement on the type of memory recalled. The set-up was the same as that of the first experiment, with the participants moving the marbles either upwards or downwards as indicated by the colour of the boxes. This time, though, the experiment was divided into “retrieval” and “recall” phases. During the retrieval phase, the participants prompted to recall either a positive or a negative memory. During the subsequent recall phase, they were shown the prompts again, and asked to recall the memories out loud. The researchers found an interaction between the direction of movement and the type of autobiographical memory recalled. When presented with neutral prompts such as “Recount something that happened in high school”, the participants were more likely to recollect a positive experience such as winning an award when they were making upward movements, and a negative experience such as failing a test when making downward movements. These results show that bodily movements can influence the rate at which autobiographical memories are recalled as well as the emotional content of the memories. The results of the first experiment demostrate that what we do with our bodies can affect how we think – memory recollection was more efficient when the direction of movement was congruent with the valency of the emotional content of the memory. The second experiment further demonstrates, for the first time, that meaningless bodily movements can also influence what we choose to think about, with upwards movements being associated with positive memories and downward movements with negative ones. It is well known that memory recollection is facilitated when the context in which recollection occurs matches that in which encoding took place. Classical studies of context-dependent retrieval focused on aspects of the environment in which memory encoding and retrieval take place, and Dijkstra extended this to show that context also includes body posture. The new findings show that movements which are completely unrelated to the encoding of emotional memories can also influence their retrieval. They add to a growing body of evidence that supports the embodied cognition hypothesis; specifically, they provide evidence that thinking involves creating mental simulations of bodily experiences, and that knowledge is represented by partial re-enactments in the brain which activate the same systems associated with real experiences.

CLASS NOTES During a half way crite witch is basically where we show our work to the lecturer and the other class mates for feedback on the direction that we are heading for. Well of because I showed my work in hope of same feedback, as at that point I was lost and some helpful ideas would be a good push. I showed my previse work with the overlaying of the images. A had a positive feedback but no really ideas that struck me. But on it was suggested to me to instead of overlaying the images over the people, that I would be more viewly interesting to see the images next to each other. This would then enteric the viewer to wonder more about what their fronted with. It then becomes questionable of who is this person? Why is that material or texture next to them? How do these images link? Ect … I like this idea of the viewer questioning my work. So above is my experiment in doing what appalled to me. I am still very unsure if I will cotinine down this road, like said I like how its question but there’s something. .Just to add I have purposely left out information about the images out, so I let the online viewer to make up their mind about the work. Any feedback would be much appreciated

Outcome

The symbolically meaning of the clock

Clocks... Joseph Campbell talked about the loss of the traditional clockface to the digital version as a big loss to our cultural on a subliminal level. The traditionally numbered version had a hand that continuously (and reassuringly) swept round and round. The subliminal message: there will be another tomorrow, another noon, another midnight, another summer, another spring (time is eternal and it is renewed). Things go round and start over again. With the advent of the digital version, numbers are continuously clicking away and disappearing at a high speed and he said it was kind of like the rug being pulled out from under us on a subconscious level: the minutes are continuously disappearing at a furious pace. You can't look at that clock and (in one glance) get any reassurance that there will be a tomorrow, you are just reminded that time is slipping away. Interesting. If I had the quote, I would share it but this comes strictly from my memory (and I decided to share it anyway :) Clocks are timepieces. The very first time keeper was the moon because it's changes are easy to track. We've moved on since then to manmade versions that track in much finer increments. See also HOURGLASS for different connotations on the same theme :) A clock denotes a beginning and an ending, a finite (or incremental) time period. It's also a machine and can be seen as merciless and unstoppable. To stop time, slow down time and speed it up all have their own separate connotations that are dependent on the circumstances surrounding the symbol. This is the age of the machine, the age of information and clocks rule the day. Clocks are about time, schedules, business and modern man. We are SO dependent on clocks and (almost) everyone wears one on their wrist. I used to call these our modern day badges of slavery . Every second is precious and we all agree that "time is money." I often use a backwards clock as a symbol for being in the realm of the subconscious (also known as dreamland ). The backwards clock is the opposite of the brightly lit business day and also has to do with Alice and her second trip to Wonderland. I simply place THIS clock within Alice's mirror. If you separate it from the mirror then it would appear to be backwards :)

THE CLOCK The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to consistently measure intervals of time shorter than the natural units: the day; the lunar month; and the year. Devices operating on several physical processes have been used over the millennia. The evolution of the technology of clocks continues today. The word clock is derived ultimately ( Dutch, Northern French, and Medieval Latin) from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell". A silent instrument missing such a mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece. In general usage today a "clock" refers to any device for measuring and displaying the time. Watches and other timepieces that can be carried on one's person are often distinguished from clocks.

Photograph as a document

Though research and the understanding of the terms given, I think I’ve come up with a very simple idea to perused an outcome. I’ve looked at versus areas of the terms given to us and not been able to force on one impartially. From there I come up with the idea of creating a clock that would control my hectic life. On this handmade clock there will be 3 rings the outer ring middle and a centre, each ring is to control what I photograph, where and at what time in my everyday life. For example I would spin the hands on the clock the small hand would landed on time being 4 this could be morning or evening, then I spin the lager hand landing on a task being photograph my street then I will write on the outer ring the tack of that day. This is a random way but I think it’s the best way to function in a project like this. The outlook on this idea that I like create a clock something that is controlled and turning it into a random hectic mess if you like. Then with that I will still control my busy life by doing so with hope that this good well.

ARTIST SOPHIE CALLE: THE SHARDOW Calle is a French conceptual artist who combines photography with the written word. The exhibit — i believe the overall theme was voyeurism — featured “The Shadow.” In this work, a private eye followed Calle around for a day and then reported on his stalking. Meanwhile, Calle kept a journal of her activities. The work combines the two with pictures the detective took as he tailed her. The Shadow/La Filature In April 1981, at she request, her mother went to a detective agency. She hired them to follow calle, to report her daily activities and to provide photographic evidence of her existence.

ARTIST ELIN HOYLAND THE BROTHERS The project of The Brothers started quite a few years ago when Elin hoyland heard about two elderly brothers living together outside the small village of Vågå. The brothers Harald (75) and Mathias (80) Ramen had always lived together in a small house in rural Norway. Neither had married. As well as running their own small farm, they had worked as loggers and as carpenters on local farms. in early 2007 Mathias died so Hoyland went back and photographed the empty house. The resulting series of photographs is magical and charming, while at the same time it depicts a disappearing way of life. The photos are filled with love and compassion and have a serious, but sometimes humorous, tone. This work has just been released as a lovely photobook, with an introduction by Gerry Badger:

ARTIST ANNA FOX - COCKROACH DIARY The context within the diary and colour photographs tells us the story of a cockroach invasion in a shared London house where Anna Fox, family and her friends way of living. A melodramatic tale which tells more about the dysfunctional relationship between the house sharers than the cockroaches themselves. This project started of Fox’s exploration of autobiographical story telling and her questioning of the power of the camera in documentary practice.

Choosen Terms

Repetition: 1. the action of repeating something that has already been said or written. 2. the recurrence of an action or event. synonyms: reiteration, repeating, restatement, retelling, iteration, recapitulation; recital, rehearsal; informalrecap; rarereprise, Monumental: 1. great in importance, extent, or size. 2. of or serving as a monument. synonyms: huge, great, enormous, gigantic, massive, colossal, mammoth, immense, tremendous, mighty, stupendous, vast, prodigious, Herculean, titanic, gargantuan, staggering, exceptional, extraordinary; Banal: 1. so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. synonyms:trite, hackneyed, clichéd, platitudinous, vapid, commonplace, ordinary, common, stock, conventional, stereotyped, predictable, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, time-worn, tired, threadbare, hoary, hack, unimaginative, unoriginal, derivative, uninspired, prosaic, dull, boring, pedestrian, run-of-the-mill, routine, humdrum; observation; 1. The action or process of closely observing or monitoring something or someone. 2. a statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed. synonyms: watching, monitoring, scrutiny, examination, inspection, scrutinization, viewing, survey, surveillance, surveying, attention, consideration, study, encounter; 1.unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult). 2. meet (someone) unexpectedly. synonyms: experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, come up against, face, be faced with, confront, be forced to contend ephemeral; 1. lasting for a very short time. 2. an ephemeral plant. 3 having a very short life cycle. synonyms:transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short, cursory, temporary, impermanent, short-term;

PHOTOAGRAPHIC AS A DOCUMENT Documentary photography usually refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle significant and historical events. It is typically covered in professional photojournalism, or real life reportage, but it may also be an amateur, artistic, or academic pursuit. The photographer attempts to produce truthful, objective, and usually candid photography of a particular subject, most often pictures of people.

Objectivity and Subjectivity

The meaning of objectivity is easy to remember, when you see that the word "object" embedded within it. While it can be hard to show objectivity about people or pets, it's easy to be more "objective" about objects. It can show objectivity about a box of rocks; it's much harder to show it with a pet. The opposite of objectivity is "subjectivity," which is personal bias or opinion. Since a subject is a person, subjectivity refers to how a person's own uniqueness influences their perceptions. For example, if you have six sisters, that might influence how you view women or families — it's part of your subjectivity. Subjectivity is a form of bias and also individuality. Subjectivity is the opposite of objectivity, which is based purely on the facts and isn't personal. We expect judges to put aside their subjectivity and make decisions based on objectivity.

14 Days - Two weeks of my Life.

We have been given a new project called 14 days - 2 weeks of my life. where we have to make a photographic as a document. Whether our work could cuptures a significant moments in time or an non-events. This project askes us a photographers, to think about the way we viwe the world around you. So to think of the relationship between the subjectivity and objectivity and how much of our selfs we impose on the world. We all as been given meany terms to respond within this project like; ‘vernacular’, ‘ephemeral’,‘repetition’, ‘banal’, ‘everyday’, ‘snapshot’, ‘accidental’, ‘encounter’, ‘observation’ and‘monumental’. we need to choose 1 are a few in oddder to help us to relate them to photography. we have to consider photography’s inherent cheapness and ability to record, repeat and reproduce. Equally, and to consider what the camera can make as a personal moments. In the 1930s, the Film-maker John Grierson defined ‘documentary‘as the “creative treatment of actuality” and the conflict between these two terms has caused much consideration ever since. Much Modern and Postmodern photography has been concerned with how the camera records the world; Modernist concerns of how the camera records ‘things as they are’ and Postmodern concerns with the social circulation of images, mass media and representation. This self-reflective practice has often resulted in images that depicted the banal, ephemeral and everyday, but equally ask questions of value, beauty, the real, photography and art work. So we should have a boby of work that is the (minimum of 6 images) and a visual diary complete with evidence of visual research, contacts, work prints, notes, etc.

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