Photos I took recently...

After Effects/Graphic Design

This is half of a graphic design project assigned. I don't usually discus graphic design being the other half of my concentration because I do not plan on pursuing it in the future (though the knowledge has come in very handy so far on my photography path!) But this is a project I am very proud of. I had a week to create an animation as well as teach myself after effects. The assignment was to "redesign" a book and make a video for it... I took it down bit of a different path but here it is!

Decolonization a Class Project by JC Lenochan

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... was my favorite piece in the current show. When you enter the room there are rows of antique desks just like a classroom with a blackboard and a front and "school like" (at first glance) art on the walls. Strangely, the next time I entered the room the desks were all piled up in a sculpture-esque way. Upon further research I discovered it was a performance (that I had sadly missed). The use of the desks was very nostalgic and reminded me of when I was in elementary school. For any viewer, the antique quality could have made it feel like it was the same desks from their school days! The many school like things, upon closer look, were not things that would have been in a classroom, and were most likely the reason the show was titled "Decolonization". There was a picture of George Washington that would be found in any school, but it was created out of crackers. Books were on shelves, but decorated and drawn in. There was a picture of a man's feet standing on a stack of books. In the back on two chalkboards were two rather violent images. One of the blackboards was titled "Is slavery dead? Emancipation Proclamation". The scene was clearly early America, but containing a lot of violence. The chalkboard drawing on the other side of the wall was artists who had their heads cut off by a giant man with a sword. A table of elements was present too, but it spelled out the alphabet. Some of the example words were certainly not kid friendly! J stood for Jackass.

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The nostalgia of this piece mixed with the well thought out surrounding artwork made for a very interesting instillation. 

I love this...

....Stan Brakhag film "Burial Path"

It's nostalgic, soft, and lacks sound allowing the viewer to use the soundtrack of their own thoughts and memories. The quickly changing movements feel like eyes flickering as they struggle to bring a clear memory to the surface.

With my own work, I'v been asked why I don't make films and why my images need to be still. This film really makes me think about it. The film stills would all be beautiful images on their own, but together as a film they feel so much more intimate. I want to make a film!