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Harding, Jason
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The prompt was a lecture I was to deliver on the topic of power. And subsequently a call for submission (So Fi Zine Issue 12) - an indie publication for sociological fiction, poetry, and visual art.
The created work arose from repeatedly finding the same word - or versions of it - emerge - emergent - emerging - in the lecture’s reading and reference materials.
The created work is a piece of visual art. Letraset on concrete.
With the same focus as the associated text (emerge). A statement on power, agency, and true wisdom.
In my work and teaching I use photography, graphic design, printmaking, art and arts-based methods ...
View more >The prompt was a lecture I was to deliver on the topic of power. And subsequently a call for submission (So Fi Zine Issue 12) - an indie publication for sociological fiction, poetry, and visual art. The created work arose from repeatedly finding the same word - or versions of it - emerge - emergent - emerging - in the lecture’s reading and reference materials. The created work is a piece of visual art. Letraset on concrete. With the same focus as the associated text (emerge). A statement on power, agency, and true wisdom. In my work and teaching I use photography, graphic design, printmaking, art and arts-based methods to communicate without language. Without the constraint caused by its abstraction and subsequent reduction. To go beyond the ‘deception of symbols‘ (Watts, 1972). And show others a concrete reality for which I have – and there are – no words. In doing so I open up - and free up - the thinking of viewers, readers and students. I give them new ways to link their thinking and to also push that thinking further. I also use these types of methods to break down the substantial barriers created for students who are using English as a second language. So they don’t lose heart when they cannot find the words. I also use the creation of visual imagery as a stimulus for ideas and as part of my writing process. So Fi Zine is an indie publication for sociological fiction, poetry, and visual art with eleven editions published so far - the 12th (which I also have work accepted) is currently - at the time of writing - being produced and will be published before the end of 2022. So Fi Zine’s website receives around 4.5K views every 6 months.
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View more >The prompt was a lecture I was to deliver on the topic of power. And subsequently a call for submission (So Fi Zine Issue 12) - an indie publication for sociological fiction, poetry, and visual art. The created work arose from repeatedly finding the same word - or versions of it - emerge - emergent - emerging - in the lecture’s reading and reference materials. The created work is a piece of visual art. Letraset on concrete. With the same focus as the associated text (emerge). A statement on power, agency, and true wisdom. In my work and teaching I use photography, graphic design, printmaking, art and arts-based methods to communicate without language. Without the constraint caused by its abstraction and subsequent reduction. To go beyond the ‘deception of symbols‘ (Watts, 1972). And show others a concrete reality for which I have – and there are – no words. In doing so I open up - and free up - the thinking of viewers, readers and students. I give them new ways to link their thinking and to also push that thinking further. I also use these types of methods to break down the substantial barriers created for students who are using English as a second language. So they don’t lose heart when they cannot find the words. I also use the creation of visual imagery as a stimulus for ideas and as part of my writing process. So Fi Zine is an indie publication for sociological fiction, poetry, and visual art with eleven editions published so far - the 12th (which I also have work accepted) is currently - at the time of writing - being produced and will be published before the end of 2022. So Fi Zine’s website receives around 4.5K views every 6 months.
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Journal Title
So Fi Zine
Volume
12
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© The Author(s) 2022. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Subject
Visual communication design (incl. graphic design)
Creative arts and writing
Visual arts
Fine arts
Photography, video and lens-based practice