Crit 26th April 2010

My work didn't get discussed during the crit on Monday, however I set up some images in the studio to experiment with size, and wether a variety of sizes would work together for the exhibition.

Preparation for Crit: Monday 26th April 2010

In preparation for the crit on Monday the 26th April, I am trying to use the imagery I have collected over the past couple of months. I have decided to see what one of the images from Cleethorpes would look like if printed out at different sizes:

Being printed in the dungeon at size A1

On the wall in the studio.

I had this image printed out twice at A1 onto both matt and satin paper to see which one would look better. It seems that satin looks better as its cheesier, and more cliche.

I tried printing these images out at A4 and at 4x6 to see what they would look like. The 4x6 is the standard postcard size which I have used in the past.

As I am currently pre tutorial, I am trying to keep as many avenues open as possible, and one of those is to carry on producing postcards.

As a reaction to the last crit, I sent off postcards and recieved some replies. I was questioned as to why I had framed the last set of postcards the way I did. I have decided to alter the framing, by putting one postcard in a 'double sided' glass frame. This is only a mock up, produced by using two old frames and both pieces of glass in one of the frames. It is highly unstable, however if it proved successful then I could produce my own frames to hang from the ceiling securely.

The question was raised in the last crit as to why they needed framing at all, however at this stage I am unable to see how I can set them out in the exhibition without framing them.

2nd Postcard Mission

I sent off 35 postcards, and left another 20 in and around Leeds for people to discover and send back.

Of these, I recieved 8 back which I believe to be a fairly good return rate.



I purchased around 100 postcards from eBay and will use these as part of my next post out.

I want to ask people the same question, 'which social class do you think your in', and also on some of them to reminisce about a British seaside holiday they have had. I have posted out 50, and left another 50 in places accross Leeds, and Blackpool and Cleethorpes. We will have to wait and see how many I get back.

Posting the cards off

Placing them around college for people to take, fill in and send back.

Cleethorpes

And the second day of the weekend, off to a less alcohol induced resort, but still as busy.

Blackpool

The first majorly sunny weekend in 2010, and everyman and their stag do was heading to Blackpool

Skegness

Another visit to a seaside location to take imagery during the Easter break