Author: adutton

Make and Model

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Context: 
Online, commercial representations of fabricated/made-up beauty. Instagram models touching up photos or choreographing to the point of falsity and passing it off as truth.
Concept (specific to this example, will explore other materials/subjects):
Taking an object like a dead fish, for example, which is traditionally seen as disgusting or, at the very least, aesthetically unappealing and presenting it in a way that is understood as beautiful. Panning out reveals the reality of the situation, an unappealing object in an unappealing setting being presented in a way meant to obscure these truths.
inspired, in part, by: 2000’s product shots, Instagram accounts like @makeupbrutalism

Aiden, Ethan, Re interview reflection

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intentions, methods and outcomes

 

RE: 

Intentions- To get an email back, talk about the influences of mutations and genetic defects in nature on the movie Annihilation

Methods- Email, IMDB database for email source

Outcomes- Nothing yet, moving forward with different plan

 

Ethan:

INtentions: Looking at archive topic from outsiders perspective, hoping to get perspective from someone whose been jaded by the community

Methods: Communicated through text and collected data through google form

Outcomes: Interviewee was far more agreeable than expected and provided a humanizing yet still disagreeable testimony

 

Chef:

Intendo= To discover the intentions of the owners of these brands and to get an idea of the demographics of the people who would be interested in starting a small fashion brands

Methods= Reaching out through Instagram DMs and sending a google form. Important to add that the questions are essentially the same that I would ask of a well-established brand- not trying to minimize their brand or effort. https://forms.gle/cG4cr1cubDQNYn6u6

Outcomes= Three individuals responded to my form, from two of which I got an interesting insight from DMs as well- I would have liked to have made more in-depth questions but was worried that a longer form would act as a deterrent 

TWO WAYS OF GOING FORWARD– considering the above

  1. Continue with google forms and formalize a dataset of brand owners
  2. Delve into personal connections with the brand owners / discover more specifics about a single or a few creators through further interviewing

Aiden’s Journal

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I’ve never journaled before and it’s been an interesting exercise. I’ve been journaling in a simple google doc, but I think this works very well for me. totally blank canvas which is very easy to throw anything into.

I’ve just been compiling some interesting things I see, my thoughts, feelings, and some stuff of that sort.

HERE’S THAT