Interdisciplinary 5
Rush Hour
With my project having some aspects of liminality and a definite lo-fi influence, it would be best to explain what Liminality and lo-fi means overall.
What is best to mention is that when I refer to liminality, I am referring to the liminal space translation.
Liminal Space
- The place a person is in during a transitional period
- A gap in time, either physical or emotional.
- Metaphorical. This could be a decision the person makes.
Lo-Fi
- The production or re-production of music or audio which has the characteristics of bad or altered sound quality.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo-fi
The lo-fi aspect will be the altered sounds and the liminal spaces are the spaces within the photographs. This is worth clarifying in case anyone has missed these points.
The lo-fi aspect will be the altered sounds and the liminal spaces are the spaces within the photographs. This is worth clarifying in case anyone has missed these points.
Below is my process for digitising. Using the Epsom film scanner in the Mac suite, you use the sheet insert and select which film sheet lining you wish you to use. In my case it would be 35mm film.
You then use the software Epsom scan suite 2. Then you select the DPI you wish, I use 1600DPI. Then scan away.
Reflecting on this week:
I feel that my presentation went well, especially considering I carved it together the morning of the day. But I did account for how much wording would suffice the timed slides – I was actually very happy with the result. I would try to leave room to breath more next time but I was exhausted during this lesson due to the morning and lack of sleep – self inflicted though.
Also here are my photos from a test shoot of developing. This means I can successfully carry on developing in the SOA. So the next rolls will be ready next week for digitising.
The way film looks is everything to me. I have a great full frame digital, but digitising these rolls has given a new lease of life to my art – this may be the way I do photography when I graduate. Shoot -> develop -> digitised. And with Ilford selling developing bundle kits for 100 pound (ish) I can do this from home when I graduate from my masters next year (if I’m successfully accepted).
Please note:
I am writing this from the WordPress app at home – meaning my format isn’t up to its usual standard (colour background etc).
Also this weekend I am taking photos in other locations outside of Aberystwyth, to make more variation towards the film. So there won’t be any substantial work updated until Sunday night. This is worth mentioning as even though these get looked at each Friday, I do a lot of my photography on the weekend as I have access to a car.
Saturday – I shall be taking photos outside of Aberystwyth and taking photos of the space I will be pitching for in the hypothetical, in the arts centre.
As I still have no mac at home, I can’t continue my film production yet. But my Mac will arrive by the 23rd which will be this time next week. So I would say expect a near complete timeline of the film by the time of next weeks diary update (Thursday 23rd). This was an unexpected timeframe but when you custom configure, you have to wait for an overseas delivery from china.
So by the end of week 8, I will be ready to put the film into the project room in time for my proposal from to be completed.
MAC has arrived! No more waiting around to work! woooooo! Result.
So with this week coming to a close, I developed some rolls and went to print them in the darkroom – unfortunately either my film camera is busted. I have ordered a new film camera but since that won’t arrive until probably this time next week, I have decided to make the rest of the project in digital and make the photos work together with editing. This is sad but if I want this project to be completed in time to test in the project room and more, I have to make the change.
Saturday I will be taking photos with my Lumix at the carnival and other places to make up for lost shots – I will also try some experimentation too with slow shutters speeds, ghostly gooey effects!
Below are a few shots I saved from the roll, better than nothing.
Experimentation
So I decided to start some of the other sounds I was going to approach to go inside the film to make more distorted reality or the unknown ambience side to the final film – here are the results:
If you play them all at the same time or following each other, you’ll see what I mean. These sounds may make it into the final film, will have to see what I can work from.
Extended Research
When covid started, new forms of art mediums and new ways of thinking had developed. Though these developments a new type of medium was created throughout the online photography community. This new medium was a genre of photography called ‘Liminal Spaces’. These photos would consist of empty spaces, abandoned spaces, dark hallways and more. These spaces would echo a foreboding sense of timelessness and eeriness which now has resonated into today’s world, especially with the rise of online shopping.
These spaces can also invoke the following feelings within the space, and these are also examples of the ‘perfect’ liminal space:
A transition space, e.g. a hallway or pathway.
The sense of uneasiness or eeriness
The feeling of Awe and Wonder
A nostalgic presence or feeling. This is strong with places from the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
(Lazin-Ryder, 2023)
Bibliography
Lazin-Ryder, M. (2023, August 21). ‘Liminal space’ photography captures the eerieness and isolation of pandemic life. Retrieved from cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6365390
*Today I went to carry on with my film within DaVinci and for some reason my project hasn’t backed up to the one drive for some reason. So I will have to restart the entire film and get it finished and ready to test within the project room next week.*
*Unfortunately due to me and my partner being involved in a minor car collision, I couldn’t get any work done this weekend due to this as supporting her is my priority. So apart from restarting the film – I have seen that overall, upon inspection I have a LOT of photos and sounds to work with already and more will come. This week will helm the final part of the film design and starting the proposal form. It also worth mentioning that my film cameras seal has gone – so I will 100% have to finish this project digitally.*
Some experimentation with angles and false perspectives:
Hi Mike, excellent posting, well done! You’re showing research, reflection and experimentation in depth, so this is really good. Your documentation of practice and process is very good, and I can see the project progressing. To develop, include a brief discussing / comment on your definitions of liminality. Why is it of interest, what do different people say about it, why is liminality significant as an idea and aesthetic? Generally, when setting up definitions, avoid using dictionaries, instead reference credible academic texts. Great to hear your Mac has arrived. Your photos are great, I really like the false perspective ones. What are you exploring through and with these photos? Can you elaborate a little what you’re intentions are behind your different frames and shots? As you only have two weeks left now, leave some time to plan how you will exhibit and document the final work. Further, leave time to reflect on how you plan to use the remaining time. Your reflection on class is good – keep this up, these should be in all your weekly posts. As you know the focus now is on making and preparing the presentations. Leave time to go through and start drafting the Takeover form and make sure you understand what to hand in. I’ll go through this in class tomorrow.
Thanks! I looked over my posts and I have reflected on each class in each post I think? I don’t know if that was what you were saying or not but I definitely have covered each class.
This week I will be finishing the film I reckon. Thanks!