Sequence

“Alfred] Stieglitz taught that not all photographs need function as individual or summational works, but that certain images in a structured context could serve in support of others and could create a tonal statement more complex and multifaceted than single works alone or loose assortments of related pictures.”   Peter Bunnell, in Minor White: The Eye That Shapes

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Sequence=

1. A following of one thing after another, succession.

2. An order of succession; arrangement.

3. A related continuous series.

4. The act of following.

By definition, a Sequence  has a specific order, it’s a definable pattern, usually one with a start, middle and end.  Sequential images transition in some way from one to the next.

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ASSIGNMENTS

Sequential Imagery:

• Cyanotype – 10 points maximum = We’ll make an in-class contiguous cyanotype (photo-blueprint) on Wed., Sept. 2. Be there are participate and get full credit.
• Hand-made Book – 20 points maximum = Use found imagery only. Xerox pages, actual objects, prints for web pages all OK. Simple but effective binding is OK. Consider the sequence and narrative.
• Self-Defined Sequence – 40 points maximum = In your media, a self-defined projected in consultation with the instructor. Again, should demonstrate use and knowledge of sequence. Take ownership and do something you are interested in.

See course calendar for due date and critique times.

Burma Shave

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Rube Goldberg:

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Duane Michals: