A statement of the area of interest
I am interested in the power and unpredictability of mother nature.
Thesis statement
Despite technological advance, hurricanes are a powerful and unpredictable force. Nature gives little warning to prepare people and their property from destruction.
Introduction
Although mother nature can be destructive, the aftermath left in the wake can be beautiful. This beauty comes from the story told in the midst of the debris left behind. I will analylize one example of this destruction and create a photograph(s) that will tell the story of one unfortunite ship and its remains as affirmation of the awesome power of mother nature.
My research will exclusivley be performed on the grounds of the University of West Florida (U.W.F), Pensacola. My final artwork will be a sumation compiled from multiple sources of primary research including:
⦁ Correspondence with Greg Cook, assistant professor of anthropology at U.W.F.
⦁ Correspondance and interviews with anthropology staff at U.W.F.
⦁ Historic newspaper articles relating to the event
⦁ Artistic inspiration from artsist Julia Sanderl in the agamograph style
⦁ Scholarly Articles about shipwrecks
⦁ Historic meteorological forcasts
The location of my field work, and sample collections will be performed primarily at the archeology department on the grounds of U.W.F., and will include the following types:
⦁ Photographs of the Hurricane Opal Shipwreck post-damage
⦁ Photographs of the hurricane Opal Shipwreck pre-damage
⦁ Drift-wood of ship-like quality
⦁ Photographs/screenshots of the hurricane Opal
I propose to create a piece of 3D perspective, folded, artwork (agamograph) in the style of Julia Sanderl. This artwork will be photography based, approximatley 20"x24" in size. Additionally, I would like to create a frame out of driftwood to give authenticity to the piece.
