instagramed

The first component of my residency will be a series of images that were created using Instagram to apply filters to both a blank white and a blank black image that I created in Adobe Photoshop. I found myself interested in what exactly these preset filters were doing to our images. Some of the results are very noticeable and quite pleasing, while others are admittedly less so, and a few don't start to show until they are enlarged. For sake of completion I have included all of them. This portion of my project is really about questioning the authorship of work created by an individual and then altered by someone else. Is an Instagramed image still yours if you apply someone else's creative intentions to it, or is it now their's?

modified

For this project I will be exploring and questioning our growing cultural obsession with the beautification of the records of our existence. Digital technologies and social media sites have made the sharing of images virtually instantaneous, and we are sharing everything from the most mundane to the globally tragic events, and we are not just sharing them we are constantly trying to improve upon the source material. All this is an effort to make the the subjects more accessible, pleasing, and popular. It was once condemnable to manipulate an image beyond its origin, now it has almost become required. It is no longer enough to take a photograph, now it must be altered to be acceptable. This exploration will utilize a variety of image manipulation techniques to push the boundaries of what photography has become, how its roles have transformed, and how it is perceived.

This is where I will be sharing techniques and ideas that motivated the projects I will be exploring during my residency with Manifesto-ish. I will be posting at least once a week from May 15th - July 15th. links for the pics http://stefanznosko.tumblr.com/ for more info about the great people promoting me http://www.manifesto-ish.com/