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Object and BodyHannah Broad

Assessment Presentation



BodyConcept

Kent Police Force

Stereotyping

Self perception

• How do they identify themselves?

• Is there a change when the uniform goes on?

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What are they without the uniform? Do we look at them the same?

• When they're at home, do they they stills see themselves as an'authority figure'?



Stereotype

• A stereotype is a thought that may be adopted aboutspecific types of individuals or certain ways of doingthings.

• May or may not accurately reflect reality.

• Infer that a person has a whole range ofcharacteristics and abilities that we assume allmembers of that group have.

• Lead to social categorization

prejudice attitudes



Police StereotypingTop 10 general perceptions and stereotypes of the UK policeforce

• Corruption within some police forces, leading to injustice.• Spending too much time on minor cases and not enough on

major ones like rape and murder.

• Police will treat you with respect when approached.• Police can be relied on when needed.• Not enough justice in the police system.• Not enough positive local interactions between the police

and community.•

A lot more police officers available in urban areas than ruralones.• Make you feel intimidated.• Enforce some unnecessary laws and regulations.• They don’t get paid enough for what they risk and the stress

their families go through.



Medway police• Target offenders who commit crime and display anti-social behavior

• Aim to bring them to justice

• Lead to a safer society• Preventing crime means working effectively in partnership.

• Seek to increase the visibility of their officers

• reducing the fear of crime

• improving public confidence

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identification of the locations where best use can be made of their resources• balancing visibility with other policing objectives

Key policing policies

• tackling anti-social behaviour and disorder;

• reducing street, drug-related and violent crime in line with local and national targets;

• fighting serious and organised crime across force boundaries;

• increasing the number of offenders brought to justice.

The success or otherwise of this plan is dependant on the performance and drive of all policestaff, the partnerships they forge with other agencies and most importantly, the support andassistance of the communities they serve.



Artist Research

August SanderCitizens of the 20th Century, Officials



Artist Research

Thomas Ruff Charles Fréger

• Passport like• Emotionless• Plain (sometimes colour)

background



Artist Research

Rineke Dijkstra‘Olivier’ (2000-2003)

- The change/transition- Expression gets harder

- Neutral- Identity and uniformity



Lighting Test



Final Reference

Rineke Dijkstra. The Nugent R.C High School,Liverpool, England, November 11, 1994

• I really like evenness of lighting• The slight shadow you see

emerging under the subjectschin and around the jaw line.

• I will try try to recreate thiseffect for my final shoot in the

studio.

C Sh d Ed



Contact Sheet and EditingProcess



Contact Sheet

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Final Images



Critical AppraisalFor my body series of images I chose to photograph members of the police force and to convey their own feelings ofself-perception. I conducted various research; primary and secondary to gain an insight into the UK police force andtheir stereotypes to try and get my own ideas and thoughts about how they could perceive themselves. The issuesrepresenting the police in Britain are subject to a lot of different stereotypes thanks to the media and its variousdifferent outlets. Concerns such as corruption, bigotry and laziness are often people’s first thoughts when you mentionthe police, but sometimes people think more positive characteristics such as respectfulness and thoroughness in theirmission to reduce local and national crime rates.

To help me gain a deeper understanding of other people’s perceptions of the police, I constructed a survey to give tofriends, family and people at university. It asked general questions about what they thought the police did for theirarea, if they thought they were successful, how they could improve etc. I could have improved on this by getting a

larger amount of feedback, through asking more people, to get a more varied response. I have never done a surveybefore, but felt it was necessary to get other people’s opinions on it, other than just straight from a book or the Internet. My secondary research consisted of looking at photographers such as Thomas Ruff and Charles Freger who producedinteresting image series focusing mainly on portraits. Ruff inspired me through his passport-like images, with the upperedge of the photographs situated just above the hair in front of a plain background. Even though I wanted to portraythe policeman’s self-perception, I took inspiration from Ruff’s subject matter’s emotionless expressions; sometimes face-on and sometimes in profile.

My chosen photographs were selected because I felt that they most represented my concept of their own self-perception; some of the officer’s expressions were quite stern and serious, whereas another looked more jovial andhappy. This created a nice contrast, which looked effectful when all four images are placed next together.

Again with this unit I think that I have managed it a lot better than last year, I chosen my topic quickly andpragmatically began researching and organizing. I think that one aspect on which I could improve/ reflect upon my 4images in the studio is the fact that I thought they would look better on a larger colour format, however as this wasn’tin the brief it would not have been possible. Also, regarding my location based image I would have preferred tocapture my police officer in a location comfortable to them, where they perceive themselves to be. However this wasquite difficult as they were always so busy and didn’t have much free time, but I did expect this when I first went intothe project. This was literally down to the police officer’s busy schedules; I could maybe have improved upon it bygetting into contact with more police officers, giving a wider possibility more time.



Object Concept

• For my object still life I wanted to capture the fragility ofeuthanasia.

• By using a small selection of modest objects, I want to convey

a neutral message referencing the preservation and loss oflife.

• By referencing the photographers Laura Letinsky and ViciWatkins, I chose to create a minimilast image, with whitebeing the main colour.

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I wanted the main focus to be on the composition of theobjects and not make their purpose within the photographtoo literal.



Chosen Topic: Euthanasia

Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide

ControversialFreedom

Relief from Suffering

Immoral

Illegal in the U.K

Regular media coverage

Against most religious beliefs

HelpPeace

Dignity Prolonged



Contextual ResearchArguments for euthanasia and assisted suicide

There are two main types of argument used to support the practices ofeuthanasia and assisted suicide. They are the:

• ethical argument – that people should have freedom of choice,

including the right to control their own body and life (as long as they donot abuse any other person’s rights), and that the state should notcreate laws that prevent people being able to choose when and howthey die

• pragmatic argument – that euthanasia, particularly passiveeuthanasia, is already a widespread practice (allegedly), just not onethat people are willing to admit to, so it is better to regulate euthanasiaproperly



Contextual ResearchArguments against euthanasia and assisted suicide There are four main types of argument used by people who areagainst euthanasia and assisted suicide. They are known as the:• religious argument – that these practices can never be justified forreligious reasons, for example many people believe that only God has theright to end a human life

• ‘slippery slope’ argument – this is based on the concern that legalisingeuthanasia could lead to significant unintended changes in our healthcaresystem and society at large that we would later come to regret

• medical ethics argument – that asking doctors, nurses or any otherhealthcare professional to carry out euthanasia or assist in a suicide wouldbe a violation of fundamental medical ethics

• alternative argument – that there is no reason for a person to suffer eithermentally or physically because effective end of life treatments areavailable; therefore, euthanasia is not a valid treatment option butrepresents a failure on the part of the doctor involved in a person’s care.



Contextual Research

The association ”DIGNITAS – To live with dignity - to die with dignity” was founded on 17 May 1998at Forch (near Zurich). The organisation, which pursues no commercial interests whatsoever, has inaccordance with its constitution the objective of ensuring a life and a death with dignity for itsmembers and of allowing other people to benefit from these values. DIGNITAS pursues these

objectives by assisting its members everywhere in word and deed, within the limits of the possibilitiesavailable to the association and as appropriate in individual cases.In accordance with this purpose the activities of DIGNITAS comprise, amongst others:• Counselling in regard to all end-of-life issues• Cooperation with physicians, clinics and other associations• Carrying out Patient’s Instructions and patient’s rights with regard to doctors and clinics • Suicide- and suicide-attempt prevention•

Support in conflicts with the authorities, with the management of nursing homes and with doctorsnot chosen by the patient• Further legal developments in regard to questions about “the last issues” • Accompaniment of dying patients and assistance with a self-determined end of life.• DIGNITAS invests any and all accounting surplus in the expansion of its services and in suicide

prevention.



Media CoverageThe characters involved in this episode areDot and her friend Ethel. Ethel is elderly andvery ill with a brain tumor. Dot has made apromise to look after her old friend. Theproblem is that Ethel wants Dot to help hercommit suicide and Dot, a devout Christian

is opposed to this believing it to be sinful.She argues that as we do not come into theworld at a time of our choosing, we shouldnot leave the world at a time of our choosing.Ethel at one point asks Dot, “How can it bewrong to help a friend?” Eventually Dot is

persuaded to help Ethel commit suicide. Theepisode explores issues such as euthanasia,

friendship, and principles. At the time ofthis broadcast, many people werecampaigning to have the law changed in thiscountry to allow assissted suicide to take

place.



Artist Research- Harmen Steenwyck

“Still Life: An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life”

The skull, which is the focalpoint of the work, is theuniversal symbol of death.

The shell, which is a highlypolished specimen usuallyfound in south east Asia, is asymbol of wealth. Shells arealso traditionally used in art assymbols of birth and fertility.

The books represent therange of humanknowledge, while themusical instrumentssuggest the pleasures of

the senses. Both are seenas luxuries andindulgences of this life.

The purple silk cloth is anexample of physical luxury.Silk is the finest of all

materials, while purple wasthe most expensive colourdye.

The stoneware jar at theright hand edge of thepicture probablycontained water or oil;

both are symbolic

elements that sustain life.

A i R h L L i k



Artist Research – Laura Letinsky

“I did not remember I had forgotten”

• Continued her stylized photographic translations of the mundane

• With the “remains” dispersed thus, spatial tensions are pushed to their limits,affixing notions of loss and temptation to their subjects. Like the 17th Centurypainters before her such as Harmen Steenwyck , Letinsky invites viewers to ponderthe perishable nature of all worldly things, and the evanescence of sensual pleasures.

A i R h Ed d Cl k



Artist Research – Edmund Clark

“Still Life Killing Time”

These powerful and poignant images fuse large format documentary photography with

still-life symbolism to explore the world of the ageing ’lifer’ (life imprisonment) Still Life Killing Time is not simply a reportage about a particular prison. Clark exploresthe experience of long term incarceration and the passage of time, and touches on howageing and physical decline affect the prison environment. The claustrophobia of theseclose up, deliberate and regular compositions reflects both the nature of the place and theexperience of working in E Wing.

A i R h Vi i W ki



Artist Research – Victoria Watkins

“Chapter Two ”

Chapter Two is a project that explores the transition between childhood and adulthood. Through her

arranged compositions, Victoria plays with the sense of fragmentation and development often feltthrough teenage years. Her work explores universal human experiences and is often situated withinfamiliar locations.Working primarily with still life on 6x6 format, using natural light, she draws on autobiographicalmoments, to create work that is both personal yet pervasive. The subtlety of these images and colour

balance is something that I want to emulate in my final image.



Chosen Final Objects

A clock represents the passing oftime and can be linked to thepassing of life, and the fact that itcan come to a standstill just likea persons life.

The Rotten Strawberry willrepresent ageing and fragility,of such a delicate object.

A vase represents thetranscience of life, andthe contents can be fullor empty highlighting

the life or spirit of ahuman.

Grapes are often the gift ofchoice visitors bring patients inhospital and when they are ill.They also represent wealth oflife, therefore by placing deadones will illustrate loss of life.

Dead flowerpetals – dryingout/end of lifeleft from mostlyempty vase



Lighting Test



Final Image



Critical AppraisalThe sensitivity surrounding euthanasia and self-assisted suicide Is something that first came to mind when I

chose it as my contemporary topic. The majority of the general public (and myself at the beginning of thisunit) only really see it documented via the media, often with negative or pitiful connotations. The researchthat has gone into this part of the unit has only confirmed my initial thoughts. I wanted to representeuthanasia delicately and produce an image that remained neutral, in the arguments for and againsteuthanasia, not visually portraying my own beliefs or anybody else’s. By using a small selection of modestobjects, my main aim was to produce a still life photograph that not only referenced the loss of l ife, but thepreservation of l ife also. I could perhaps have researched more into global views on euthanasia, as I onlylooked at Europe and the U.S, this would have enlightened my ideas and concepts a lot more and given awider knowledge base.

I think that I chose a good selection of photographers and artists to take reference from. From Laura Letinskyand Victoria Watkins’ series I took away technical inspiration such as composition and colour balance.Whereas from Edmund Clarke and Harmen Steenwyck, I took away the importance and necessity of objectmeaning and symbolisation. I did not want my objects to be too literal of euthanasia, therefore I chose itemswhich subtly referenced it; the clock represented the passing or stopping of time, the vase represents thetransience of life etc. Overall I think that my visual choices had potential but did not turn out how I wouldhave liked. My main disappointment with the image is the sharpness and depth of field as the table clothand edge of the table is in focus which I would have wanted. This is easily achievable to make right byturning the power pack up which would have given me a higher aperture reading on the light meter and afully sharp image. My main aim was to neutrally convey euthanasia neither positively nor negatively.Therefore I want to leave the viewers to interpret it themselves and generate their own opinions on thesubject.

I have managed my studies a lot better this year, I have learnt the importance of time management andworked to a set structure. I chose my subject quite soon, thus began conducting research quickly andgenerated ideas for a shoot and create an image. The aspect of shoot production that I need to reflectupon is set up; I failed my first shoot because I discovered that the negatives were entered incorrectly to thedark slides, thus causing a failed exposure. Little things like this are often the most important, and shouldnever be overlooked. The most significant challenge on this unit so far had been actually choosing whichobjects would constitute my image, as they couldn’t be too literal, yet still needed to represent euthanasia. Icould overcome this sort of issue in the future by widening my research material, allowing furtherinterpretation and inspiration.

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