Week 5: Stimuli

In today’s session, we got into pairs and reviewed and looked at the stimuli for our solos, there were eight images around the studio and we had to write down what we thought these images meant and possible ideas that came to mind when we looked at them.

The first image I viewed was one of the Human images, this imaged reminded me of diffusion as the outline of the human was fading out into different shapes, a lot of these were circular which would allow lots of circular movements and rotation in the dance. 

The next image we viewed was also a Human image, this one however was a lot more emotive; it was a close up on one person with smudges that could represent tears, or memory loss and possibly incorporate the idea of losing someone close. The use of isolation also came to mind with this image as it is only one person.

Next we looked at the Landscape image, this was a very dark image and the surroundings were broken and falling down. Also, the idea of the light at the end of the tunnel, as there seems to be a never-ending road however, in the distance you can see a brighter light.

The Camera Life image was the next photograph we looked at and I liked the idea of using stillness within the movements, like when your waiting for the photo to be taken. Also, the use of dynamics that are very sudden and sharp to represent the camera flash.

Next was the Child Gun image, this image contrasted the innocence of the young girls in the image with the violence of the guns. In the image you can also see the sadness on the girls faces, like they didn’t want to be there.

The Cog Head image was next, this one was my personal favourite and I will be using this one for my solo, this is because I really liked the idea of the contrast between the natural structure of the head and then the mechanical side to it, as this allows the movements to be robotic, sharp and angular however also very natural with fluid movements. I also like the idea of circular movements and the use of rotation to represents the cogs and the ridges can be represented by the sharpness of the movements. Nevertheless, the movements can all be linked like the muscles as well as the cogs, which means my solo will always be moving and the idea of the movements come from the head and the head and shoulders. 

Data was the next image I looked at, when looking at it the use of repetition came to mind and the use of all the movements being connected like the data was in the image. Also, again the idea of the Zodiac signs as it looked like the stars. 

Finally, the last image we viewed was the pollution image, I found this one the hardest to think of ideas however, the buildings and smoke being so high conveyed the idea of being trapped and the use of contrast with soft and heavy movements.