April 1, 2016

EMA Project 003 – spring 2016

Finally the second has arrived “EMA X-phase 2” as I like to call it, and the selected images are on the wall to show for it. Many people have asked why I go through the trouble, but it is still a kind of volunteered slavery – a term I picked up from this guy’s jazz,…

April 23, 2015

EMA Project 003 – INTRO

EMA-Project-003 is a photography project, where non-native speakers – past and present Business-English class participants; get to practice through collaboration in English. We attempt interpret and apply a set of art and other photography related theory to the images we produce.

May 18, 2015

EMA Project 003 – FRAMEWORK

TEILNEHMER – Aktuelle und / oder ehemalige Business-English-Kursteilnehmer, die auch geübte Enthusiasten der Fotografie sind (Projekt-Team) – Hintergrund. Künstler des orientalischen Tanzes (Subjekte) – Hayalina Dance Ensemble, HAYAL – OrientalMoves | Zentrum für orientalischen Tanz. PARTICIPANTS – Past or present Business-English class participants, who are practiced enthusiasts of photography (project-team) – background here. Performing artists of Oriental-dance (subjects) – Hayalina Dance Ensemble, in association with HAYAL – OrientalMoves | Zentrum für orientalischen Tanz. DELIVERABLES – 10 usable images for each subject for personal-promotion. Active enthusiastic exchange of pre- and post-processing techniques among the project-team in ALE. OTHER DESIRED OUTCOMES – Task-based language practice in collaboration and creation of ‘objects of shared value’. Vocabulary building and activation through strong positive and memorable associations. Sustainable language acquisition through expressed common interests, and relationship building. Pre and Post-processing dialogue – Prior to the shoot, the photo-team was introduced to well-established photography related theory / concepts published in English. The concepts were summarized into two page excerpts and were meant to function merely as an introductory guide. The material explored notions of: Gestalt perception, Balance, Dynamic Tension, Motion, Rhythm, Moment, Anticipation, Key, and Colour, and the intention was / is to enter into conversation with these ideas, before and after the shoot. They should enrich the ensuing dialog, and help to justify decisions made at pre and post-processing stages. Additional Final-images – each photographer pursues capturing and being able to articulate his or her choices within the contexts of: Drama | Movement | Moment | Anticipation | Ambiguity | Tension | Performers’-expressed needs, In: (1) Black & White, (2) Low-key, (3) High-key (4) Neutral / clean, (6) “Action-portrait” (7) With a creative edit with a signature effect.

April 23, 2015

EMA Project 003 – UNFOLDS

Who knows how much I’m still being influenced by the idea of dynamic-stability put to me at Lancaster, the constructivist paradigm, notions of a certain democratic ideal; a fascination with relationships that define whole systems from within, wastes and values, art and kitsch – my flower-fetish, words and expression, or plain and simple, down and…