Notes from Nicola Thomas

Photography: images from the everyday
note: currently, we are still able to go out for exercise and for essential shopping. During one of these excursions

• photographic images could be taken of things/objects that they find visually interesting. Think of Richard Wentworth. e.g. chair sculpture
• these images/objects could be filmed also.

Photography: abstract photography

• take abstract images of surrounding objects and or environment.
• could incorporate the use of smart phone and app filters to further alter the image.
• images could also be filmed

Performance

• live performances or performance lectures
• could be recorded or streamed live e.g. via instagram
• influenced many a performance artist: Bob Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues, 1965

Collage / Assemblage

• collage could be a collection of things/objects placed together – it doesn’t have to be all paper based. 
• again, the results could be photographed or filmed.
• e.g. students have done projects where they take a selfie of themselves each morning and have collaged that into a film

Audio

most of us have smart phones and apps to record sound/audio/voice memos on their phone

• field recordings – record everyday sounds and put together to make an audio collage/composition/mix
• as well as mobile phone audio editing apps there are also online audio editing apps such as Audacity Audio Editor Online, Apowersoft Free Online Audio Editor, Bear Audio Tool etc.

Appropriation

• appropriate sound, images, and film from the internet
• again, can be used to create collages: audio, visual etc.

Writing

• write on art
• use writing to make art
• use writing to make art and others (those who read the writing) make art also. Think Yoko Ono’s  book Grapefruit or Fluxus event scores
• could use Twitter

Documentation

YouTube

Vimeo

Instagram (images / live streaming)

Twitter

Cargo – website: use as a single repository for all of the above