The Word Becomes Art

To begin our Photography elective we are, as is becoming a pattern, given the names of several practitioners to research. In this case, we have the task of researching photographers whose work concerns “the local”. Often, but not always, they focus on their local environment, so this collection of work has an autobiographical nature too. My research has shown me some fascinating and innovative approaches to this subject and I’m sure will influence the way in which I approach this project.  Keith Arnatt Keith Arnatt worked in several mediums as a conceptual artist and carried this way of working into his photography. Perhaps, despite their different impulses, conceptual art and visual communications are not so far apart as they may seem, since both seek to convey a message to the viewer. As I looked at Arnatt’s photographs I was interested to see that each body of work felt distinct from the others - I didn’t identify a typical Arnatt visual language. The image that I was most drawn...