Bridge 2 Project: Image Bank

I decided to focus on Agnes Denes’ “Wheatfield- A Confrontation” for my Bridge 2 project because of its striking juxtaposition between the figure, the wheat field and the city looming in the background. After researching Denes’ project, which is the wheat field depicted in the photograph as opposed to the photograph itself, I learned that…Continue Reading Bridge 2 Project: Image Bank

Integrative Studio 2: Bridge 1 Manifesto Project

Bridge 1 Project- Zine_2 Process: My project is a zine focusing on the correlation between memory and sight, which I’ve highlighted in my Integrative Seminar 2 manifesto. My project combines photography and text, partially inspired by my memories and past experience as a babysitter in Park Slope. The images used in the zine were taken…Continue Reading Integrative Studio 2: Bridge 1 Manifesto Project

Gift/ Lewis Hyde (introduction) – Reading Response

“‘Not I, not I, but the wind that blows through me,’ says D.H. Lawrence. Not all artists emphasize the “gift” phrase of their creations to the degree that Lawrence does, but all artists feel it.” This quote initially stood out to me because I’m currently taking an anglophone poetry course and we had just analyzed…Continue Reading Gift/ Lewis Hyde (introduction) – Reading Response

Watch and Reflect: “Waste Land”

I chose this screengrab for my reflection because it really embodied the title of the documentary, “Waste Land”. As we discussed in class today, the meaning of “Waste Land” is two-fold; it refers to both the amount of waste that humans have produced and the literal definition of a wasteland, which is “an unused area…Continue Reading Watch and Reflect: “Waste Land”