Wednesday 9th October
Today in our Choreography lesson we had a look at our given 8
stimuli which we will then choose one and use this as inspiration when creating
our solos. Firstly in pairs we looked at each photo individually and took notes
on the connotations of the image, our feelings towards it and potential moves
we would could incorporate as suggested from the photo. The majority of the
stimuli had many different ways you could interpret the meaning and
connotations of it. After making our own notes on each of the stimuli in pairs
we then all gathered together and discussed our thoughts as a class. I found
this very useful as I could expand on my notes and I liked hearing other
people’s interpretations of the images. Then we were asked to go to the stimuli
which was interesting us the most and which we could possibly use for our
choreographic piece.
The stimuli I was most drawn to was a painting on a canvas
of a male looking down, however his eyes, brain and hair have been removed from
the photo and only the outline remains. I found this image really interesting
and I managed to interpret it in many different ways. My first thoughts were
that the photo could link to mental health and the idea of being empty and
alone. Further perhaps he has no mind as he’s been hurt by something in the
past, therefore the only way to escape the pain was to remove his brain
therefore he will no longer have the memory of it. Also the eyes have been
removed to connote the idea that anything we see can affect us mentally in
either a positive of negative way. Additionally, another way I interpreted the
image was that it could have links to dementia and memory loss, as often when
someone has the disease they are forgetful and everything becomes unfamiliar.
Furthermore I liked the stimulus with the broken telephone
wires as one connotation I took from this is that society relies on the
connections of the wires for everyday life and because phone addiction has
become a major issue therefore once broken people are affected which could also
be why the image looks dingy and isolated.
Additionally, the overall message may be that nature is more powerful
than humans.
Overall I think I am most drawn to the human stimulus as I
found it the easiest to analyse and am able to interpret it in many ways, I
also feel like I can include a lot of emotion into my piece if I use this stimulus.
I believe this blog is very clear for the audience. Maybe the use of pictures could make this even clearer and allow the audience to see what you are talking about. You have a range of very interesting ideas. What emotion would you include in your final piece with the use of the human stimulus and why?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your feedback, I have now added pictures to my blog. I would like to include the emotion of sadness in my final piece, to present the idea of suffering mentally, in relation to the human stimulus.
DeleteI chose the image the broken phone lines and have taken a completely different route to the point you made. But thats a very thoughtful way of looking at the image.
ReplyDeleteThe human stimuli is almost like artistic science. Which is something that could be said for works by Wayne McGregor. Did you choose him as your choreographer to draw inspiration from?
Thank you for your comment. My chosen choreographer is Justin Peck.
DeleteIt was very interesting to be able to observe your thought process and you delivered it clearly in this blog.
ReplyDeleteAs you are most drawn to the human stimulus, what choreographic devices would you incorporate in your choreography to convey your thoughts and feelings towards mental health?
Thank you for your comment Caitlyn. I will be including the choreographic device of repetition to show that living with a mental health illness is an ongoing thing.
DeleteWithin your post you have briefly mentioned the importance/ impact of group discussion. Did the use of group discussion have an impact on your thoughts? What other ideas and interpretations were discussed during the lesson? Reflecting back, what drew you away from the other stimuli's?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment.
DeleteThe group discussion definitely had an impact on my own personal thoughts, as some people gave an interpretation of the images that I hadn't noticed before or even thought about. So the discussion overall widened my thoughts towards the stimuli and allowed me to take further notes on the meaning behind the photo, as other people shared their own interpretations and ideas.
In relation to the stimulus where a man is taking a photo, I remember some one mentioning that the image could link to the idea of technology and how its progressed overtime, as the man is holding an old fashioned camera. I thought this interpretation was very thoughtful and interesting.
Furthermore, we had a discussion in class about the human stimulus which I analysed first in this blog post. The overall ideas were that the image implied living with dementia or depression, at first I hadn't thought about the image suggesting memory loss/dementia, therefore the discussion made my look at the stimuli differently and I found this very useful.
I found all of the stimuli extremely interesting, but the main thing that drew me away from the others that I have mentioned was that I didn't have as many ideas as to what the image was implying, or trying to say to the audience. Therefore, in the long run I felt like these stimuli would be very difficult for to me base an entire solo around. I also went on to considering particular movements I could include into my solo in relation to the stimuli and I struggled to come up with movements to imply the other stimuli. So overall I was most drawn to the 3 stimuli I mentioned in my blog as I was able to analyse and interpret them the most. Thank you for your feedback.