Life of the city.
A contrast of two aspects of city life.
Builders and workers give birth to the infrastructure of the city.
On the other hand young people, whose transient and frequent use of the city,
make it vibrant and lively.
Interested?
What is Life of the City?
Life of the City is a program of artist workshops with young people, channelling
their creative energies into a productive image making project.
This will culminate in a series of large-scale projections onto city buildings:
a powerful cultural event.
The theme of the image creation will be structured around the issues of life
of the city in the process of construction.
The emphasis
of the image making will be upon the constructive use of your energies and
your positive interaction with the city.
Gallery visits with the group will provide an insight of the rich cultural
environment the City of Melbourne has to offer and connect with further opportunities
for career pathways.
What
will the participants be doing?
Using disposable cameras, professional photographic gear and digital imagery
the final images will be collated and given narrative by the artist in conjunction
with you as a collective experience.
Through the active participation of youth and guidance of the artist the collective
will image and pay tribute to the lives and work of construction workers and
youth who contribute so much to the life of the city.
When
is Life of the City?
Day 1 – Thursday March 14th
Information Session at Frontyard
*Outline the aims of the project
*Orientate to the workspace
*Distribute cameras
*Trip to the top of the Rialto
Week
1 – March 18th 21st 22nd
Monday:
* Collect cameras that are finished & drop of for processing
* Camera Training: 1 hour
* Video screening from new york – flash photos of slums – director
presentation on the theme of representation and the flash:40 min
* Brainstorming images of youth – positives, negatives: 30 min
* Break for lunch
* Site visit: murals throughout the city – hidden representations
* List what photos they are going to take
Thursday:
* Look at photographs taken & self appraisal: 1 hour
* Gallery visits – all flinders lane,
* Lunch
* NGV visit, make sure we see collins st 1951, visit collins st @ 5pm –
photo shoot
Friday:
* Brainstorming – What is Life of the City?
* Pick sites for images
* Split up and go and shoot them
Week
2 – March 25th 28th 29th
Monday:
* Collect cameras that are finished & drop of for processing
* Camera Training: 1 hour
* Self appraisal of images, start to create a story
* Go and finish off sites defined on Friday.
* Building site visit after lunchThursday:
* Digital Training – scanning, image cleaning group 1
* Group 2 shooting
* Lunch
* Reverse of morning session
Friday:
* Digital Training – scanning, image cleaning group 1
* Group 2 shooting
* Lunch
* Reverse of morning session
Week 3 – April 4th 5th
Thursday:
* Self appraisal of images, start to create a story
* Go and finish off sites defined on Friday.
* Building site visit after lunch
* Digital Training – scanning, image cleaning group 1
* Group 2 shooting
* Lunch
* Reverse of morning session
Friday:
* Digital Training – scanning, image cleaning group 1
* Group 2 shooting
* Lunch
Reverse of morning session
Week 4 – April 8th 11th 12th
Monday:
* Image manipulation
* Narrative planning
* What else do we need?
Thursday:
* Image manipulation
* Narrative planning
Friday:
* Finalisation of images
* Meeting to organise where from now
* Plan extra workshops for the output section
Work out roles for the final production process.
contact:
0417 897 847