Self-assessment

In today’s session we have assessed our own project’s progress so far as well as the project of one of our course mates. Here is what I have written about my project:

The project identifies critical and aesthetic research questions broadly; however, it doesn’t go in depth in analyzing those theories. More evaluation is required around the key theoretical concepts. There is an evidence of sufficient research, although a more thorough research is needed into the chosen topic. There is also an evidence of research into the related forms and design of the possible outcome of the project presented on the workbook blog. Some relevant examples of other similar work in the field is also presented, however it requires more evaluation. A relatively high level of formal and technical control of specialist medium is demonstrated. However, the medium is not presenting particularly innovative ideas and needs more experimentation. There needs to be a link between the internal and the external context of the work in order to explain the basis for the chosen images. Technical work is of good quality and it successfully reflects the theoretical context behind the project. However, the amount of work done needs to be doubled in order to have sufficient material to choose from for the final outcome of the project. There is an evidence of successful time-management and a clear documentation of process of work development shown in the workbook blog. The project has a realistic and realizable plan given the timeframe. The aesthetic and theoretical aims are well reflected within the project output. However, a clearer framework for the output of the project needs to be identified. More planning needs to be done for the photoshoots in order to show how the images are being captured in the unconscious ways. A reasoning is needed as to why the specific images were taken. It would be useful to look at more work of other practitioners in the field of surrealist photography in order to get a sense of where the project lies within these practices.