Project Development: Mind Map/ Research on the theme and Conceptual Exploration

 Mind Map

Research on the theme and Conceptual Exploration

‘I attempt, through much of my work, to animate all things - even so-called 'inanimate' objects - with the spirit of man. I have come, by degrees, to realize that this extremely animistic projection rises, ultimately, from my profound fear and disquiet over the accelerating mechanization of man's life. The creative photographer imparts humanity to the inhuman world around him’ (Clarence John Laughlin, cited in Tudge, 1999, p. 162). 

I like this citation because it totally reflects on what i attempt to achieve in my project. I want nature, particularly trees, will be seen as something alive that has its strong power to resist destruction, which is so common in our world. 

As a matter of fact, photographers seek out landscapes in which human activities are devoted to technological development and Industrial Capitalism (Deriu et all, 2014). Because of this, as a part of my research i intend to go to the building work to observe how things are going on there and what i can depict for the project.

Reference:

Deriu, D., Kamvasinou, K. and Shinkle, E. (2014). Emerging Landscapes. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.

Tudge, C. (1999) 'Planet (Photography, ecology, world culture)', Index on Censorship, 28 (6), pp. 162-181. [online] Available at: http://ioc.sagepub.com/content/28/6/162