Over the past week I have been playing with the assembly of my tangible Photomontage, I have not actually taken scissors to my final choice of images, although I have been trying to reproduce the final layout with the aid of my computer. Having trawled both the national and local press for appropriate images to use in this assignment, I must report my disappointment in the lack of reports I found surrounding armistice day; perhaps I was looking in the wrong places to find what I was looking for however, turning to the internet, I have been able to locate some images in order to achieve the four Photomontages for this assignment.
As I wrote before, my theme for part 1 of this assignment is to make the heroes of war the centrepiece within my work, showcasing images taken during conflict against the local backdrop as it stands today; the four photographs used as the base for my Photomontages each represent the local landscape that became part of the local effort.
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- Cemetery Trial
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- Riverside Tower Trial
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- Fort Gunnery Trial
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- Landscape trial
These four images are not the final product of this assignment, but each of the elements contained within have been printed ready for placement within the frame and as this is done, the final outcome will certainly be different to that seen above, which is okay as the creative process will continue to evolve until I reach the scene I am happy to portray.
I decided to use monochrome as the foundation of my work, therefore tying it into the genre of images found during the early part of the 20th-century, this will also highlight the added elements of the Photomontage, which have mostly been printed on acetate; I came to this decision as I wanted the images of war to be represented by the fading of time. This method may not be exactly what the Dada or other Photomontage specialists used however, taking advantage of these materials enable me to get the look and feel I want within my final images.
Reference:
Anon. (n.d.) Poppies [online image]. Available at: http://www.carleton.ca/remember [Accessed 13 November 2017].
Anon. (n.d.) Parliament and world war one black poppies [photograph] [online image]. Available at: https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/images/113232/orig_parliament-and-world-war-one-black-poppies.jpeg [Accessed 14 November 2017].
BSG Studio. (n.d.) Dove of Peace [Illustration] [online image]. Available at: http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/download/dove-of-peace_312270.html [Accessed 13 November 2017].
Gutell, S. (1944) A coffin containing the body of Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. [photograph] [online image]. Available at: http://framework.latimes.com/2014/05/08/how-a-soldier-shot-a-famous-generals-funeral-in-normandy-after-d-day/ [Accessed 13 November 2017].
Harding, J. (2017) Little Thurrock Cemetery [photograph]. Artists own.
Harding, J. (2016) Coalhouse Fort Riverside Tower [photograph]. Artists own.
Harding, J. (2016) Coalhouse Fort Gunnery [photograph]. Artists own.
Harding, J. (2016) Coalhouse Fort Riverside Access I [photograph]. Artists own.
Hippo Quotes. (2014) Remembrance Day Image [online image]. Available at: http://www.hippoquotes.com/armistice-quotes [Accessed 13 November 2017].
Wargaming.net. (2011) World of Warplanes German Aircraft [digital game screenshot] [online image]. Available at: http://gamingshogun.com/2012/01/21/world-of-warplanes-german-aircraft-revealed/ [Accessed 16 November 2017].
Bibliography:
Coalhouse Fort Project. Website: http://www.coalhousefort.co.uk
Thurrock Council. (n.d.) Historical places in Thurrock – Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury [online article]. Available at: https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/historical-places-in-thurrock/coalhouse-fort-east-tilbury [Accessed 9 November 2017].
Photography 2: Digital Image and Culture 
