The Missing Book
I've spent most of the day getting my research in some semblance of order. After some initial miss steps I found this really quite useful. I actually learnt a lot as a result of the process. Anyway, as a result of this I identified that it would be useful to read/view a book. I searched the DMU library catalogue and found that there was one copy in the library. Great. So I drove into town and went to the library. You can imagine my surprise and frustration when I found the book was not on the shelf (That's a polite way of putting it!) Anyway, I decide to carry out some ancillary research about Edward Hopper and ended up with quite a bit of information and perhaps more importantly a better understanding of what I want to write about.
There are many things that could be written about Hopper's work but the one that really struck me was that much of his work was actually a record of the passage of time as shown on the features of his wife Jo. Now I am sure this is not an original observation but none the less it was a very vivid revelation for me. Only four weeks into the MA in photography and I am starting to think like an art historian - not sure whether that's such a good thing.
Another bonus from the trip to library was that I had at least two new ideas for projects/themes I could explore as the course develops. It will be fun exploring these and many other ideas (both good and bad over the coming months) Now if I could only find that book...
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