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Visual Metaphor Documentation

Concept & Story Please enjoy Oltremare by Ludovico Einaudi while reading this documentation: Our visual metaphor Still I Rise originated from a famous poem by Maya Angelou, a black female poet. In this project, we’d like to express a kind of feminism through the continuous and step-by-step rise of women, regardless of the repression and Continue reading Visual Metaphor Documentation

The Uncertainty of Documentarism Reading Response

Steyerl talks about how the “unbroken belief” of the documentary form is challenged. What does Steyerl mean by this? Certain movies and films are based on a true story. How does truth inform the fiction? How might fiction inform the truth? What Steyerl means is that documentary form loses its original authenticity. It is no longer a Continue reading The Uncertainty of Documentarism Reading Response

In Our Own Image Reading Response

1. What does Ritchin mean with the “fluidity of the digital”? Give an example of digital imaging/digital photography that exemplifies this. “Fluidity of the digital” replaces the mechanical age with the “post-photographic age”. By changing the architecture of the image, digital photography is not just another kind of photography but another medium. “Fluidity of the Continue reading In Our Own Image Reading Response