Panel 2 Plan

How many series of works are you planning?

I'm planning on doing 5 series for Panel 2 

What can you tell me about how they extend upon your kaupapa?

Panel 1 focuses more on the juxtaposition of the Filipino Culture at school vs on stage. But in Panel 2, I plan on combining them together to show how they correlecte with each other-and how our culture shines through this. 

What links can you tell me you are making to your artist models?

Inspired by Duane Michals, I plan to do sequence to show a movement in the photography.

I also intend to do double exposures, like Michals' photograph of Rene Magritte. 

What are your next steps?

Take more pictures and edit them to finally complete my panel 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panel 1 UPDATE

 

I had added another series on my board. I had decided to capture the magazine being opened. This creates interaction between the object and the magazine. I had purposefully added more contrast as the magazine opens, as it attracts the eyes to it. The series also helps show the "story" on my board. 

First Portfolio Development

Thursday,  September 9th 2021

Update #1

This is what my first portfolio currently looks like. Clearly, there is a lot of empty space I need to fill up. My overall goal is to create a contrast between the stage and school with the theme of Filipino culture. My next step is to take more pictures that relate to the photos on the left and clearly show the relationship between them. 

Connections Brainstorm

 

In English, we were tasked to create a brainstorm drawing of connections between the movies we have watched or read. I have chosen the texts Frankestein, Blade Runner, Ex Machina and Be Right Back; I think that these 4 texts are connected the most and the easiest to write about. 

Photography Portfolio Analysis

 

What belongs as a series of works that stand alone by themselves?

The last part of the board (the right bottom pictures) shows different a technique of mixing filters or inventing the pictures to create the cool effect.

What can you see that makes it relate to the folio as a whole 

Aspects such as clothing, fabric and accessories belong to Maori culture, therefore it can be related to the folio as a whole

Contact Sheet

Next Photoshoot Plan:

My kaupapa would be based around the Filipino culture so I would try to capture it through my portraits by wearing accessories like pearls and traditional clothing to represent it. I am planning to do self-portraits as it easier for me to make time for it and know what poses I want. 

 

Personhood

 What is a human? How do we define that?

Humans are homo sapiens that possess "humanly" characteristic. Human characteristics is the ability to communicate with language, symbols, gesture and facial expressions. Our skills, to make tools and fire that makes other creatures inferior to us.

Our external features would also tell us apart from lions or other animals. We were moulded to carry certain parts that would look a certain way, different from other species. For example, our skin texture is different from a snake. Our eyes aren't the same size as a whale. 

What is a person? Is this different from being a human?

To have self-awareness and possess qualities like morals, reasons and consciousness. Also be part of a working, complicated system such as the government and etc.

Thoughts on Sandra, the orangutans receiving "personhood"?

I am confused about how a non-human can receive "personhood", however, seeing how she acts I see her having "human" behaviours that make me think that being a person isn't just limited to humans.

Do you think personhood will become more complicated with the introduction of AI?

I definitely think it will get confusing because personhood goes beyond the physical attributes but behaviours.