Assignment 3. Response to tutor feedback
Music has always been a part of my life. I was named after Miles Davis, and in a school of 1500 pupils there was only me with an ‘odd’ name. It could have crushed me, instead it shaped my character, and galvanised me into who I am today.
Reading back over my two-week diary entries, it was clear to see that even on a subliminal level, music was never far from my thoughts. Often as a ‘pick-me-up’, but also as a reminder that life is good, or that it shouldn’t be taken for granted.
I have chosen six album sleeves that are ingrained in me, that I turn to as a medicine, or tonic. These covers have been part of me for so long that to somehow lose them from my memory would be to take away part of my soul.
Implanting myself within these iconic images was an experience that, when finished, felt as though I’d created a physical loop back to key parts of my life where these things had been a big influence.
Should these images fail on an academic level, the personal enhancement and gained would make the loss pale into insignificance.
This was a very uplifting journey, which I never fully appreciated until I was able to look back on it in its entirety. The original submission was right in essence, but the rationale wasn’t quite correct.
This final submission was more about reflection and re-aligning my thoughts with what I knew was right as a series of images.
This compilation of self-portraits is very personal, and will never be understood, or ‘read’ in the same way by anybody else. This in itself is unusual, as often, the author wants people to be able to know more about them.
These images answer no questions, but create many!
I see! 