Photographic Project Creation
Artistic research: gathering materials
A course by Tanit Plana , Photographer
About the video: Artistic research: gathering materials
Overview
“The project I am developing deals with the idea of LOVE! It is a huge subject, with many possibilities of treatment, with infinite interpretations and possibilities of focus. We might be afraid that everything has already been said and done, but I encourage you that if any issue catches your attention, do not be afraid to approach it and work with dedication and passion. Actually, everything is already done, so you should not worry about anything other than finding what you want to contribute and tell about the matter. You are going to work with the aim of creating an archive of textual and visual materials in which you are going to accumulate inputs, references and works of all kinds that provide you with inspiration and knowledge on the subject you are working on. All this material will help you ask questions, consolidate arguments and generate knowledge. You are going to create a kind of dough from which you can stretch and create a body of work. ”
In this video lesson Tanit Plana addresses the topic: Artistic research: gathering materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photographic Project Creation. Learn to narrate a story through powerful images in a creative and structured way.
Partial transcription of the video
“ARTISTIC RESEARCH In this lesson I will tell you what is the first step in the development of a photographic project. What I do is called artistic research. Once we have the idea that we want to work on, we started a collection of materials that will help that idea to develop and to be able to grow. Let's imagine that the idea is like a seed that needs to be watered and stimulated. So this artistic research work, prepare and enrich, search for more content that makes us that this idea can be developed photographically. This compilation of materials we will do with very different sources, th...”
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Course summary for: Photographic Project Creation
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Fine-Art Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography
Tanit Plana
A course by Tanit Plana
Catalan photographer Tanit Plana specializes in investigative photography, where she explores facets of emotions and concepts to prompt the viewer into questioning their own perspective. Since obtaining her degree in Visual Communication at Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Tanit has exhibited her work in renowned art spaces such as Sala Canal de Isabel II in Madrid and worked with major advertising agencies like Oglivy Barcelona, DDB Barcelona y SCPF.
She has received grants to fund her photography projects by Fundació La Caixa, Fundación BBVA, Fotopres’01, among others, and obtained an honorary mention for best photography book at the PHotoespaña festival in 2006.
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