Written Stuff for Summative

Research and Planning

Research:

1. http://www.esopusmag.com/
2. http://www.thevaleniseko.com/wp/?tag=onsen-niseko
3. http://www.rugsandblinds.com/10-frozen-ice-carving-ideas-for-home.aspx
4. http://wallpapers.net/wallpapers/frozen_flowers-1920x1200.jpg
5. http://ak0.picdn.net/shutterstock/videos/3223495/preview/stock-footage-flowers-in-ice-frozen-flowers.jpg
6. http://6footsally.blogspot.ca/2012/04/frozen-flowers.html
7. http://media-cache-ec2.pinimg.com/192x/4b/8c/36/4b8c363536062438006025dd2d01944b.jpg
8. http://www.fleuropean.com/frozen-flowers/

PLANNING PAGE Narrative or Thematic: Theme: Frozen Flowers

Photograph – Idea, location, props, sitter(s), lighting, camera techniques, editing (applies to all 20 photos)

Idea – flowers encased in blocks of ice Location – my basement during night Props – Flowers, ice, plates, cups, black screen Lighting – spot light from photo room Camera techniques – using angles, aiming light Editing – Brightness/contrast, cropping

Proposal Form

Assignment: Photography Summative

Description: A collection of flowers (specifically pink and red carnations) encased in a block of ice or other ice forms taken behind a black background with a spotlight. Other forms include:

• Cubes
• Vases
• Bowl
• Reef
• Tubs

Originally, I had planned on shooting flower and pastry arrangements. After looking at the recent Esopus magazine, I saw darker, grungy photos of flowers and decided they were more appealing to my taste. So I decided to put a new spin on the two floral pieces and freeze them.

Equipment:

• DSLR Camera
• Black backdrop
• Some sort of spot light
• Various containers
• Freezer
• Flowers

Location: Indoors, either basement or dining room, during night time.

 Artist Statement: Preserved Beauty

The theme of my photos is still life. Flowers usually wilt and die so why not preserve them? Basically, my photographs are of flowers frozen in different kinds of containers such as an ice cream tub and an ice cube tray. After freezing them, I arranged the ice pieces on a black backdrop lit them up with a bright spot light. These photos can be viewed in many different ways. They can be a mockery of Canada’s bi-polar weather or just an eye-pleasing aesthetic piece. But from my perspective, freezing the flowers meant preserving their beauty which can relate to people trying to preserve their youth. At the end of the day, I found my work to have successful components for example, aesthetically pleasing in general. But there were also some challenges. For example, it took a really long time for the ice to melt the way I wanted it to (to reveal flowers more). So this piece was very time-consuming.

Curatorial Considerations

If I were to put on a show, I would frame each photo in a dark room with a spot lamp over each photo. Each photo would have a small caption just under its frame. Also, it would be interesting to have actual frozen flowers kept in some sort of freezer case displayed around the works.