My final project consists of some archive photos and rephotographs. I found all the old photographs online, and then made a "modern version" of them. https://flic.kr/s/aHsmM4As4j My goal is to help the viewers to see through time. It is easy for people to forget history and forget to give credits to what was new thenContinue reading "Final Project"
Something is happening
Environments are invisible...The poets, the artist, the sleuth--whoever sharpens our perception tends to be antisocial; rarely "well-adjusted," he cannot go along with currents and trends.The medium is the massage McLuhan If you look at my old photographs, I had very limited experience with shooting people in public. But, street photography and photos with people atContinue reading "Something is happening"
Mosquita y Mari
Mosquita y Mari talks about a story between two Chicana teenage girls, Yolanda and Mari. Mari moves to the neighborhood where Yolanda is and goes to the same school as Yolanda. Their friendship starts from there. Yolanda is the typical "good" student, and she grows up in a family with love and a decent financial situation.Continue reading "Mosquita y Mari"
Signature Move
Signature Move talks about a romantic relationship between a Pakistani woman(Alma) and a Mexican woman(Zaynab) in Chicago. Their love faces multiple obstacles, including racial and cultural differences, social pressure, and family issues. In this film, Alma receives less social pressure on coming out than Zaynab. This difference is one of the reasons why the coupleContinue reading "Signature Move"
Pariah
Pariah is a film about a coming-of-age, black, lesbian girl. Different than other teenage gay films, the main character, Alike, is certain about her sexual orientation and not afraid to show it. Pariah expresses Alike's struggle with her sexual orientation through the depictions of her family, friendship, and romantic relationship. While watching this film, IContinue reading "Pariah"
Tangerine and Queer Marginality
Last time I saw Tangerine, my focus was on its storytelling and shooting format. I never dived deep into the transgender sex work aspect of it until this time. Now, I can see the relationship between two white male and two black transgendered female and one white female. Despite their gender and sexuality difference, aContinue reading "Tangerine and Queer Marginality"
Paris is Burning
One of the focuses of this week's film and articles is social hierarchy and its manifestation in film and film production. The judgment of filming about a group that the filmmaker does not belong to always hunts me. Personally, I don't believe it is impossible to represent another group from an "outsider", no matter whichContinue reading "Paris is Burning"
Introduction for Film People
I'm Zhixuan, currently a Studio Art and Film senior at Lawrence. I was born and raised in China but currently living on campus. Other than my interests in art and film, I'm also interested in architecture, space, languages, etc. Although the key factor that leads me to this class is for fulfilling general requirements, IContinue reading "Introduction for Film People"
Post-Final Post
Reading this book really has changed my mind a lot, and also changed how I see things. One thing I want to write about is film, Chicago. In order to help Roxie free from death penalty, the lawyer helps her by 1. making up stories about her childhood and the murder. 2. propaganda it onContinue reading "Post-Final Post"
Simulation 9
Looking back at this book, I’m surprised at how the author packaged everything together while every bit of it makes sense. The book talks from ethnology and politics to sociology, biology, and art. In contemporary society, media is another medium that proves the “reality”. The propaganda of election and the marketing of products are twoContinue reading "Simulation 9"
Final Project
My final work is a piece of rendering image. I tried to reproduce the reference photo as accurate as possible without being too focused on details. If this work is going to be ranked among the different phrases of simulation, I'd say it belongs to the second phrase. I know it is impossible make aContinue reading "Final Project"
Simulation 8
Baudrillard connects the third order simulation with genetic codes. Genetic codes for human species are stored in DNA, and it’s something passed down from generation to generation. Although these cells are infinitesimally small, they carry a large amount of information with them. For a time that values productivity, cells in the human body can easilyContinue reading "Simulation 8"
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