Quarantine Zone: FMP Progress - 23/03/2020


Current plan for the FMP:

To explore the historical/contempary 'Gay Identity' and how it is portrayed and affected by the media and preconception.
To use the mdeium of embroidery and possible animation to explore this point

Proposed plan for the week:

Monday:
  • Make the Plan for the week
  • Flesh out the Mindmap
  • Add a page on my website for the FMP Showcase, to be used for the interim crits etc
  • Write up about the website creation and this blog in a seperate post

Tuesday:
  • Research: Modern Gay community, its reach, influence , stereotypes and tropes both within and outside the community

Wednesday:
  • Research: Historical veiws on homosexuality, historical gay communities, historical representation, 
  • (Both ancient history and recent history)

Thursday:
  • Research: scandal in the media and its effects, both histoical and contempary examples, specifically to do with any matter lgbtq+

Friday:
  • Reseacrh: Forms/styles of embriodery and its historical uses (look at Tapestry work as a form of storytelling and documentation)

Mind Map so far, including possible areas to xplore/ draw links to, and some inspiration images of the works Hal Fischer, Catherine Opie, Peter Hujar and Robert Mapplethorpe



Website Addition:

Ive also now added a another page to the website, which will be used to showcase work produced for the FMP, so it can be used in crits.




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