workshop: overcoming differences #2

Images may be two-dimensional, such as a photograph or screen display, or three-dimensional, such as a statue. They may be captured by optical devices—such as cameras, mirrors, lenses, telescopes, microscopes, etc.. The word “image” is also used in the broader sense of any two-dimensional figure, such as a map, graph, pie chart, or an abstract painting. In this wider sense, images can also be rendered manually, such as by drawing or painting.

A mental image exists in an individual's mind: something one remembers or imagines. Mental images play an important part in the way we view and deal with the world. One’s life experience frames the images that we witness. To explore this issue the participants were introduced to how to frame an image.

Using paper the students were asked to create frames. They were placed into groups and asked to frame several areas of their body while their partner would chose one area to sketch within the frame. Upon the completion of the exercise, the students were then asked to explain what they chose to sketch and what they liked about the object they chose. This exercise was aimed at introducing them to the idea of framing objects as well as introducing various ways of framing portraits.

Polaroid cameras were then distributed and the students were asked to take portraits of one another using the different angles introduced at the beginning of the workshop. As you can see with the various portraits below the students incorporated their own creativity by finding objects around the school that expressed a different aspect of themselves.

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