Artefact Blog Michael M

• Impossible Things
• First Impressions
• Government

I had to create ideas for these three concepts by thinking about how it is going to be presented, what sort of art shall I use and how I should photograph it. I knew this was going to be easy for me as I am a creative thinker. Other people such as James Calling are not so creative so I tend to help them. I knew this task was supposed to be 'independent', however I am willing to take the risk because James helped me with some things such as being my partner in photography, etc. One idea I gave him was to do a big book for one of his concepts (storytelling). This means that he will be using 3D art.

For my three concepts, I got straight to work with them by thinking of different ideas for them. I wanted to use different pieces of art, so I have a wide range to choose from. First of all, I started with First Impressions. I had an idea of having a photo album saying "When We First Met" or something like that, and inside the photo album is photos of two people just meeting each other for the first time. On the album paper could have writings on the edge that could relate or symbolise their relationship and the topic 'Believe'. This piece includes 3D art. Secondly, I began with Government. For the photography, I wanted to do something metaphorical. Usually, the government tell you things that you believe and then they sort of 'stab you in the back' or lie to you. So, taking the 'stab you in the back' point, the photography could include the government talking to a few people or persuading them. The setting could be a posh or professional party. The people who are persuaded by the government have a knife stabbed in their back. They are completely fine, its just a metaphorical thing. I do no really know how it will be presented though. I thought of a table (could be an office table) with a massive knife stabbed into the table so the knife will be standing on its tip. Under the knife will be the photos and in the draws will be the photos as well. I do not know what to do for impossible things because there are so many impossible things to choose from. I will focus on that concept next week.

My final task of the day was picture research for my three concepts. I have three pictures of reach concept and annotated these in my sketchbook. I found out that two of my concepts do not have that much art related to them (Government and First Impressions). These means that a lot of my ideas on these concepts will not have been done. I need to come up with something never done before on Impossible Things because there is a lot of things done in that concept.

My target would be not to get lost in track of my work if I have nothing to do. There is always something to do such as add to your annotations, etc.

Next week, I will not be here for half of the session because of a Science Exam. Apart from that, I think I will be developing my ideas again. Possibly some test shoots for the concepts.