Presentation Planning

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GENDER, GAZE, OTHERNESS AND PHOTOGRAPHY


In Week 4, me, Anneka and Ofelia are doing a short PowerPoint Presentation on the idea of gender, gaze, otherness and photography. In order to create an effective powerpoint, we have assigned eachother specific artists and readings to research so we can find out more about our assigned subject. 

Me - Researching Diane Arbus & Sarah Mapple, reading Azoulay/Roberts on photography's 'actants' from Roberts, J., 2014.



It is also important to look on websites such as the Tate Modern and Photographers Gallery to capture the recurring themes in the photographers' work, as well as researching their own personal websites.

DIANE ARBUS


Diane Arbus was an American Photographer, who was most famous for taking photographs of marginalised people, from dwarfs, to transgender people. This made her photography a focal point of controversy in the 1940s and 50s. She was the first American photographer to have photographs displayed at the Venice Biennale, a huge milestone. She is best known for her intimate black & white photos. Luckily, Arbus was raised in a wealthy family which meant that she was able to pursue her artistic interests. Despite committing suicide at the age of 48, today her works are still on show at galleries like the Metropolitan Museum & The National Gallery of Art.

SARAH MAPLE

Sarah Maple is an award winning visual artist known for her bold, brave, mischievous and occasionally controversial artworks that challenges notions of identity, religion and the status quo. At just 33 years old, Maple has already been awarded the New Sensations Prize. Her inspiration originates from being bought up as a Muslim, surrounded by cultural diversity through her mother and father that had mixed cultural backgrounds. Her art explores the crossover of identity and culture which makes her photography daring and thought-provoking.

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