Think of a place that you are most comfortable in. It could be a room, a building, a location (backyard or a specific path you walk regularly), or something specific like a spot in a hallway or a particular couch.
Keep that place in mind and reflect in your journal:
- What is the place you are thinking about? Describe it with as much detail as you can remember. (You may also take a picture and paste it in your journal).
- Why is this place so important to you? What is its history (how did you come about to loving this place so much?)
- Does this place exist anymore?
If not, what happened?
If it does how often do you visit it?
Part B:
My Aldergrove
Assignment: Photograph a location important to you.
Style of photography: documentary / landscape
Size: two 5 x 7″ photographs (can be the same location but needs to be different image i.e.: different angle, perspective, panorama – so the images connect).
Subject Matter: A place / location / object important to you, here in this school.
Choose from the following options. You may mix and match, if you like:
- A Room / Classroom you particularly like or have a strong memory or relationship with a specific teacher.
- A space in the school (hang-out place, lunch eating spot, study spot, something you just particularly enjoy about it, somewhere you pass everyday).
- An object you regularly interact with (totem pole, basketball court, your special table in a classroom, a window you stare at as you daydream when class is boring)
Note: this is NOT a photo assignment about people. No friends / teachers, this time round.
Email Artist Statement:
- Email me an artist statement on their Aldergrove Assignment PLEASE hand this in!
a short summary of your work. Make sure to include:
1. The title of the work
2. Identify Location / Object / Person
3. Your personal connection and history with this photograph
4. Why is this subject matter important to you being a student here at ACSS?
The Photo Class Place 