Major Project Proposal: 418s

Due: Wednesday 9/30

Write a 2-3 page (double space) proposal for a project that will engage you for the remainder of the semester. This should be a substantial and ambitious project that results in photographic artwork suitable for public exhibition. The project should be fully realized on conceptual, aesthetic and technical levels. 

Please address in your proposal:

1. Present your main concept/idea to be explored/engaged by the work
2. Discuss the work of 2 well-known photographic artists who have also engaged this idea (choose critically)
3. Discuss how your work may differ from the aforementioned photographers with respect to the concept
4. What do you think your pictures might look like, visually / aesthetically?
5. Discuss the work of 2 well-known photographic artists who might inspire some adventurous visual pathways to explore.
6. Related to concepts and aesthetics, what will you need to do to pull this all off, technically? 
7. Discuss the work of 1-2 other photographic artists who had to overcome similar technical hurdles. Did they need special equipment? Lighting? The ability to print on unusual surfaces? What will you need to do? 
8. How many final images do you anticipate will comprise this project? 
9. Any thoughts about scale (size of prints) and format (individual photos, diptychs, grids, objects, etc.)?
10. What degree of compromise will be acceptable to you, considering the timespan of this project?

Please provide citations and footnotes in your paper when paraphrasing or quoting someone else's ideas.