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Rachel Giese and assignment 2 and 4

Posted on March 15, 2014 by briancooney123

I first came across Rachel Giese when of the other students of the OCA mentioned her work on the Flickr forum.  I think at the time I was rushing through assignment 2 of Landscape, one acre and I had chosen … Continue reading →

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Assignment 4

Posted on March 6, 2014 by briancooney123

Brian Cooney. Student Number 494724. Course: Photography Lavel 2 Landscape HE 5. Assignment 4 A Critical review of John Hinde. March 5th 2014. Tutor: Simon Barber. John Hinde and the misrepresentation of Ireland. Introduction “It has often been claimed that … Continue reading →

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John Hinde’s postcards of Ireland

Posted on March 6, 2014 by briancooney123

The archive of John Hinde’s postcards of Ireland are here.  Two repeated motifs I found interesting in the collection were the repeated use of figures in the foreground looking or gazing at the far off landscape with their back turned … Continue reading →

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Hindesight

Posted on March 6, 2014 by briancooney123

While researching for my critical review I came across this  documentary called Hindesight  that was made at the time of the exhibition of his postcards at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 1993 (I think…).  This was my starting place … Continue reading →

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Assignment 4: Essay Structure

Posted on February 21, 2014 by briancooney123

Carrying on from where I left off the last day I want to map out the essay structure.  I have a conclusion (second draft) written and I will also need an introduction.  My philosophy will be to tell them what … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Representation.

Posted on January 30, 2014 by briancooney123

In the last few days there was an interesting discussion on the college Flickr forum regarding feminism.  The context was related to the new course, which has replaced social documentary, called Gesture and Meaning.  On the course as far as … Continue reading →

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Assignment 4: John Hinde and his representations of Ireland.

Posted on January 29, 2014 by briancooney123

This is an update of where I am on the essay and on my research so far.  It is like a first draft although in honesty there is so much material available that I can see the danger is in … Continue reading →

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Thoughts so far on John Hinde

Posted on January 23, 2014 by briancooney123

I was a little worried when I started this research that I might find a paucity of resources to draw on. I needn’t have worried. A brief search on the web has brought up lots of information. My main interest … Continue reading →

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Assignment 4. A critical review.

Posted on January 13, 2014 by briancooney123

For this next assignment I intend to give myself two months to research and write the essay. I have two photographers in mind as follows; Robert Adams What interests me particularly about him is the parallels I see between the … Continue reading →

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