KARYN EASTON
Apr 17
by Karyn in Collaborations, Conclusion, Film Production, Ideas, My Learning, Photography, Unit 3 Blogs, Videos 0 comments tags: Collaborations, Conclusion, Film Production, Ideas, My Learning, Photography, Unit 3 Blogs, Videos

Film Ideas

Five Minute Film Ideas Generation – I have to admit that working out what I wanted to do for my five minute film has not been easy.  I had a number of ideas whirring around in my head.  These included:   A simple narrative of my practice and how it has evolved A showcase of my work without any narrative A narrative about what I would do if someone took away my camera A narrative about my mobile and how it has evolved An ‘arty’ film full of visual metaphors An animated film A five minute promo for my mobile with a commercial slant to it   For a number of weeks I have been wrestling with all of these concepts trying to work out which one to pursue.  I ran through a number of the films created last year.  I particularly admire the films by Lauryna Narkeviciute and George Harvey.  I found George’s work incredibly powerful and moving. Lauryna’s cool black aesthetic also fascianted me.  I think with George’s work it was his professionalism, creativity and meticulous attention to detail that I found most inspiring.  Unfortunately I had never really taken my photographic skills into film making.  I do […]
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Mar 28
by Karyn in Collaborations, Exhibitions, Experimentation, Materials, Photography, Unit 3 Blogs, Videos 0 comments tags: Collaborations, Exhibitions, Experimentation, Materials, Photography, Unit 3 Blogs, Videos

Mattering Life Day #5

Presentations & Evening Event – This morning the whole room was a hive of activity.  We were each given a slot to present our work.  Charlotte ‘played a blinder’ because she volunteered for us to go first in order to get it over and done with.  I absolutely agreed with her sentiment, because it meant that we could sit back and relax and enjoy the presentations from everyone else.  Both Kismat and Hyejo worked phenomenally hard to finish the zine and the Powerpoint presentation respectively.  I was really feeling the pressure too because I had a short film to produce.  I think as a team we all worked amazingly well together!     PowerPoint Presentation PDF The following PowerPoint presentation was put together by Hyejo who worked really hard on Friday morning to compile everything ready for our presentation.   Beyond Earth PowerPoint Presentation     Film Below is the film that I created for the group.  The video is a mix of my photographs of Charlotte’s dendritic paintings and my AI filtered time-lapses of Sarah, Leah and Hyejo’s growing chemical gardens.       Zine Kismat who is studying for an MA in graphic design worked really hard to […]
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Mar 28
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Mattering Life – Day #4

Professor Kosuke Fujishima & More Lab Time – This morning we had a talk by Professor Kosuke Fujishima from the Fujishima Lab at the Earth Life Sciences Institute in the Tokyo Institute of Technology.       Experiments from The Grow Lab The plan for today was to to get as much material as possible together in order to assemble a presentation that would align with our chosen topic of ‘Beyond Earth’ and the chemical gardens.  Shem the lab technician had suggested that displacing the chemical garden solution and replacing it with epoxy resin might be a great way of preserving the structures.  As lab space had been particularly tight in the last ‘Grow Lab Session’ only 3 members of each group were allowed to work in there at any given time.  We managed to organise this really well between us.  I was interested in recording what was being created and Kismat wanted to remain behind to work on the group’s zine. We decided to create a short film, a variety of chemical gardens and a zine for our presentation scheduled for tomorrow morning. Below is a selection of images and closeups that I took of my chemical garden and […]
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Feb 04
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Keep it Moving

Small Steps – Big Changes. I had to write yesterday off almost completely as I had so many non MA activities to complete.  These duties ranged from setting up a new phone for a family member, to composing and posting an important letter.  However, today was much more productive. I managed to test my concept and augment a number of my mobile elements.   Early indicators suggest that ‘all things going well’ – I should be able to realise my vision.  My greatest fear was that the mobile wouldn’t augment very well.  I also worried that the elements were too close together, and as such would interfere with one another when augmenting.  It appears that as long as the user/viewer is careful then each item should augment separately.  Up to this point it has been a bit of a risk.  Today the concept however was tested and seems to work. Athena the robot continues to 3d print but this activity is also not without risk.  Jamie (my collaboration partner’s) 3d printer isn’t always consistent and parts often become loose from the 3d printer bed.  This ultimately leads to print failures which is slowing down the project. On a more positive […]
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Feb 25
by Karyn in Abstract Art, Collaborations, Drawings, Experimentation, My Work, Patterns, Photography 0 comments tags: Abstract Art, Collaborations, Drawings, Experimentation, my work, Patterns, Photography

Let’s Get Physical

Exploring the Physical  – I have spoken a few times now about my desire to move my work into a more physical form. Starting this process has actually been quite difficult for me. However a few weeks ago I was given a wonderful opportunity to change all of this. One of my fellow students Shirin Majid was embarking on a really exciting project and asked our WhatsApp group if they would like to participate. She explained briefly about her idea and I felt that I would love to join in.   Shirin had made some postcards for us all to complete. Her design would be on one half of a side and we were to finish the card by adding ours to the other half of the side. I am a massive fan of abstract art and Shirin’s work is certainly no exception.  She produces strong bold colourful geometric shapes that really resonate with me.  When my little postcard finally arrived (delayed due to postal strike), I was super excited! Just like everything life soon got in the way and it took me a while from receiving my card to completing it.  One of the biggest problems I faced was […]
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