Assignment 2

After our first presentation we were given a brief for our second presentation, for this presentation we were again using the same photographer, mine being Rut Blees Luxemburg. This time we had to look at a monography by our photographer, we had to research the following points and include what we found/learnt into the 5 minute presentation we have to do:

 

·        What is the significance or meaning to the overall title of the work?

·        What was the social context at the time of the works production? (consider the year, location, political or economic climate, photographer’s own personal circumstances, etc.)

·        Is there an interesting story to tell about the way the work was made? (consider the technical, psychological or social challenges the photographer faced in making the work)

·        Is the work considered to be important or significant in any way? If so, why and by whom?

·        What are the recurring themes or ideas contained in this body of work?

·        Consider the book design – orientation, scale, paper texture and weight, the materiality of the cover and binding. Think about the layout (are images presented full-bleed on a page or are they framed? How prominent is any text accompanying each image?)

·        Consider the information accompanying each image (including text, graphics, drawings, captions, titles, etc.)