{"id":946,"date":"2019-05-19T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/?p=946"},"modified":"2019-05-19T14:57:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T13:57:38","slug":"autobiographical-self-portraiture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/2019\/05\/19\/autobiographical-self-portraiture\/","title":{"rendered":"Autobiographical self-portraiture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is the most accepted notion of self-portraiture, that of using yourself in your images to say something about yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>some of the photographers suggested for research in this chapter are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Francesca Woodman<\/li><li>Elina Brotherus<\/li><li>Gillian Wearing<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americansuburbx.com\/2013\/01\/interview-sally-mann-the-touch-of-an-angel-2010.html\">Sally Mann<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elinorcarucci.com\/\">Elinor Carucci,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\/artists\/richard-billingham-2749\">Richard Billingham<\/a> and Tierney Geron (Family Portraits)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I have explored Francesca Woodman in a separate post;    <a href=\"http:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/2019\/05\/13\/francesca-woodman\/\"><em>read more<\/em> . . <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><strong>Exercise<\/strong><br>Reflect on the pieces of work discussed in this project in your learning log and do  some further research of your own.   Here are a few questions you might ask yourself:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><br><ul><li><em>How do these images make you feel<\/em><\/li><li><em> Do you think there\u2019s an element of narcissism or self-indulgence in focusing on<br> your own identity in this way?<\/em><\/li><li><em>What\u2019s the significance of Brotherus\u2019s nakedness?<\/em><\/li><li><em>Can such images \u2018work\u2019 for an outsider without accompanying text?<\/em><\/li><li><em>Do you think any of these artists are also addressing wider issues beyond the<br> purely personal?<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:59% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"http:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Elina-Brotherusx1200px-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Elina-Brotherusx1200px-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Elina-Brotherusx1200px-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Elina-Brotherusx1200px-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Elina-Brotherusx1200px.png 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Elina Brotherus<\/strong> &#8211;  <br>Google image search 19.05.19 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nOn their own with no context, these images are perplexing. They do seem self indulgent, however, having watched the video and listened to Elina speak about her images, i have a much better understanding and connection with her work.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Elina Brotherus: It&#039;s not me, it&#039;s a photograph\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/58005699?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>In this video Elina explains her photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ebrotherus\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ebrotherus  &#8211;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 59%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"http:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Gillian-Wearingx1200px-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Gillian-Wearingx1200px-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Gillian-Wearingx1200px-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Gillian-Wearingx1200px-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Gillian-Wearingx1200px.png 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Gillian Wearing <\/strong>&#8211; google image search 19.05.19 &#8211;  without the explanation that she is wearing a mask, they are so lifelike that you can&#8217;t tell.  Therefore, I&#8217;m still not sure what she is trying to say or explore.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/gallery\/2012\/mar\/27\/gillian-wearing-takeover-mask\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/gallery\/2012\/mar\/27\/gillian-wearing-takeover-mask<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:55% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"http:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Elinor-Caruccix1200px-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Elinor-Caruccix1200px-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Elinor-Caruccix1200px-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Elinor-Caruccix1200px-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Elinor-Caruccix1200px.png 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elinorcarucci.com\/index.php\"><strong>Elinor Carucci <\/strong><\/a>&#8211; now this I love.  It&#8217;s amazing the difference in how you view images when you connect with them.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Workshop Instructor Profile: Elinor Carucci\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/112715209?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Elinor Carucci &#039;In Conversation&#039; for #picbod\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/35568544?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elinor Carucci&#8217;s work feels intimate and perhaps a bit voyeuristic, it comes from a place I understand without explanation, whereas with Brotherus and Wearings work, I couldn&#8217;t relate to until, it was explained.   Their work feels more like they are trying to externalise things that are happening in their heads.  Woodman&#8217;s images are more compelling, in that I feel she gets across what she is trying to say, with movement and the shapes she makes with her body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the difference between  Carucci&#8217;s images and the those of Brotherus and Wearing with which I don&#8217;t connect.  It would be interesting to do some comparisons to see if I can work it out.  How can I bring these ideas into my work? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"http:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Richard-Billinghamx1200px-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Richard-Billinghamx1200px-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Richard-Billinghamx1200px-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Richard-Billinghamx1200px-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Richard-Billinghamx1200px.png 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Richard Billingham<\/strong> &#8211; google image search 19.05.19.  Reminiscent of Martin Parr, these images are of the photographer&#8217;s family and quiet dark and satirical in nature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"http:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Tierney-Gearonx1200px-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Tierney-Gearonx1200px-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Tierney-Gearonx1200px-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Tierney-Gearonx1200px-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/Tierney-Gearonx1200px.png 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Tiernay Gearon<\/strong> &#8211; google image search 19.5.19.  Like Carucci, the photographer has focused on montherhood, however her images are quite different, they are bright and saturated and convey motherhood as a happy time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the most accepted notion of self-portraiture, that of using yourself in your images to say something about yourself. some of the photographers suggested for research in this chapter are: Francesca Woodman Elina Brotherus Gillian Wearing Sally Mann, Elinor Carucci, Richard Billingham and Tierney Geron (Family Portraits) I have explored Francesca Woodman in a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/2019\/05\/19\/autobiographical-self-portraiture\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Autobiographical self-portraiture&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-part-3-putting-yourself-in-the-picture","category-project-1-autobiographical-self-portraiture"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":962,"href":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946\/revisions\/962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}