Thursday, 17 December 2009
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Thursday, 19 November 2009
What my boyfriend told me just now!
My boyfriend Leigh is in the van all day and is listening to Radio 1 and he told me to have a look! Its very interesting they are linking bullying to eating disorders!
Supermodel Kate Moss sparked outrage yesterday by claiming "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels".
I was just sitting here watching the news and heard this, I am very shocked because the way Kate Moss is talking as someone with their own problem. I always say not so much now, but I would think I felt a lot better when I wasn't eating but it last for a few days then, it kicks into something else and its not very nice!
In an interview with fashion news website WWD, Moss said one of her mottoes was: "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."
The saying is widely used by anorexia and bulimia sufferers on websites.
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Saatchi
A few images of some children's school work at the Saatchi.
These have FAT and other words wrote inside the apples, which is weird in a way as it looks like fat and muscle inside the apple. I found this very interesting as if symbolic of the different ages of children think.
Just a test at Airbrushing
To see where my project is going I decided to take after the tutorial last week to the next stage. Because of the Article I founded in The Daily mirror and the interviews, I decided to have a mess around with an old image of mine and make me look different! it looks very distort.
What I want to try and do is push it to an installation either with stills onto acetate and project it on to the wall of a subject slowly disappearing and on another wall a silent clips of the interviews making it fade in and out! and make a sound-scape with their own words and of particular sounds!
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Soaps
Hollyoaks in 2007 showed 2 young girls Hannah and Melissa suffering with the Eating disorders Anorexia/Bulimia. even though in some parts its really affective, its some what unbelievable. I know from own experiences everyone is different with there disorder but it shows to girls helping each other along, unfortunately Melissa dies.
YouTubeClip
Now in 2009 what i have liked about Hannah's story is that she is struggling, as you never fully recover, you just know how to cope better! But this young girl Anita is crying out for attention and is currently lying to Hannah saying she hasn't been eating to make a long story short!
News paper
Whilst looking at the newspaper (The Daily Mirror) at work that someone had left i came across this article which really annoyed me! Now its Airbrushing that is the cause of Anorexia! it gets a bit annoying when there are so many other factors that the media never pointed out and the same as television!
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2009
I went to Sheffield to see what the Doc/Fest to see what it was like on the 04/11/09.
I really found it helpful towards my work also, the one that stood out for me was Women activist ( bout a group of women in London that has stated to bring back what was started 40 years ago)
Monday, 19 October 2009
Interviews
I have arrange meeting with Rachel Lauren in Newcastle on the 28th of October and Becky the 30th of October in Preston. Just waiting on First steps from derby to get in contact and the other girls that I am currently talking to through E-mail.
I realised that I'm doing my Dad also but, who I forgot was my Aunt Vanessa she suffered for years and she is the person who is helping me through my problem, so i think she will let me use her too!
I realised that I'm doing my Dad also but, who I forgot was my Aunt Vanessa she suffered for years and she is the person who is helping me through my problem, so i think she will let me use her too!
Friday, 16 October 2009
From the B-EAT Website
On Friday September 18th, as part of London Fashion Week, beat launched All Walks: Beyond the Catwalk - a new fashion initiative celebrating diversity in the fashion world.
The initiative - founded by Susan Ringwood, Debra Bourne, Caryn Franklin and Erin O'Connor - featured models of sizes 8 - 16 and aged between 18 and 65.
The event was a great success. Here's what some of our supporters had to say:
"[All Walks] is a reminder that true style and glamour know no boundaries – that each person can look radiant because each of us has a unique special something to cherish. I’m a huge fan of the initiative and very proud to lend it my support."Sarah Brown, wife of the Prime Minister"The most important thing is to have a confidence in what you are and not to feel that you have to be like someone else; thinner, younger, blonder. Originality is the greatest treasure."
Alexandra Shulman, Editor, Vogue"I totally embrace and applaud what the All Walks initiative is doing in breaking down the stereotypical fashion ideal. Beauty and talent come from within and the exciting thing about fashion is that everyone can be involved, whatever their age or size."Twiggy, fashion icon"M+S is proud to support the All Walks: Beyond the Catwalk initiative aiming to celebrate diversity across the fashion world."
Sir Stuart Rose, Executive Chairman, Marks & Spencer"All Walks is so relevant because it brings back the important of personal identity to the fashion world."
Terry Jones, i-D Magazine
The initiative - founded by Susan Ringwood, Debra Bourne, Caryn Franklin and Erin O'Connor - featured models of sizes 8 - 16 and aged between 18 and 65.
The event was a great success. Here's what some of our supporters had to say:
"[All Walks] is a reminder that true style and glamour know no boundaries – that each person can look radiant because each of us has a unique special something to cherish. I’m a huge fan of the initiative and very proud to lend it my support."Sarah Brown, wife of the Prime Minister"The most important thing is to have a confidence in what you are and not to feel that you have to be like someone else; thinner, younger, blonder. Originality is the greatest treasure."
Alexandra Shulman, Editor, Vogue"I totally embrace and applaud what the All Walks initiative is doing in breaking down the stereotypical fashion ideal. Beauty and talent come from within and the exciting thing about fashion is that everyone can be involved, whatever their age or size."Twiggy, fashion icon"M+S is proud to support the All Walks: Beyond the Catwalk initiative aiming to celebrate diversity across the fashion world."
Sir Stuart Rose, Executive Chairman, Marks & Spencer"All Walks is so relevant because it brings back the important of personal identity to the fashion world."
Terry Jones, i-D Magazine
Medical Problems
Medical Problems
If not stopped, starving, stuffing, and purging can lead to irreversible physical damage and even death. Eating disorders can affect every cell, tissue, and organ in the body. The following is a partial list of the medical dangers associated with anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder:
If not stopped, starving, stuffing, and purging can lead to irreversible physical damage and even death. Eating disorders can affect every cell, tissue, and organ in the body. The following is a partial list of the medical dangers associated with anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder:
- Irregular heartbeat, cardiac arrest, death
- kidney damage, death
- Liver damage (made worse by substance abuse), death
- Destruction of teeth, rupture of oesophagus, loss of muscle mass
- Damage to lining of stomach; gastritis, gastric distres
- Disruption of menstrual cycle, infertility
- Stunted growth due to under nutrition. Even after recovery and weight restoration, person may not catch up to expected normal height
- Weakened immune system
- Icy hands and feet
- Swollen glands in neck; stones in salivary duct. "Chipmunk cheeks."
- Excess hair on face, arms, and body
my emails
date: 1 October 2009 15:55subjectFW: Enquiry
Hi Kirsty – no problem – I’ve emailed our ambassadors and asked them to contact you directly if they feel they can help out – And also to let you know where they’re based….It’s great to hear that your dad has been inspired by you – it’s a fantastically brave step to take to admit to your problems, so well done you!Let me know how you get on?Kind
regards Maryx
Rachel Lauren Cowey to me show details 6 Oct (13 days ago)
Hey Kirsty,no need to apologise for rambling its what I do all the time!I think I can help out a lot with this. My anorexia started seriously when I was 16 and in first year college. I didnt feel as intelligent as i had felt at school; I was getting bullied by my own friends; everyone else had, had boyfriends where as I hadn't. Anorexia became the one thing I was in control of and felt good at.
My mam also suffered from anorexia in the 70s but not as a severe level as mine.
I like your plan as size zero has nothing to do with eating disorders at all! i wanted to disappear not be thin.
Thanks Rachel Cowey
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Project Proposal
It Runs in the Family
The idea for this is to create a documentary, maybe later into an installation piece, to do with the issues behind eating disorders.
What has made me personally do this touching subject is I am currently myself, just admitted to a 13 year problem from Anorexia to me now being diagnosed with Bulimia. I really want to show that it’s nothing to do with vanity and wanting to be thin, it’s all about controlling your life with food. Which has made it even more intense is that my dad Rodney 52yrs of age finally admitted to his own problem and I really what to see how much this runs in the family as 9 out of 10, has someone in their family that have or are suffering with an eating disorder.
I really want to get the message across its nothing to do with being a size 0 that’s the press is trying to put blame on these issues which are completely separate, as the cause of Anorexia and Bulimia. When the truth is it’s a way of coping, with certain events, in one’s life like Divorce, bullying and abuse etc. I really think this will open people’s eyes more to these problems than hiding behind excuses. Might also help people who have been hiding their problem be honest with their selves?
Over the years Anorexia has been worldwide know as an eating disorder and mental problem, but unfortunately Bulimia Nervous is very new, well not that new more as not being seen as one till the early 80s mainly. Girls between the ages 15 to 25 suffer but not always the case this is normally when they have been diagnosed, more men are too. This is more of a western part of the world, as there is more access to luxuries.
I have started this off by talking to the charity B-EAT and also my psychiatrist Lesley Meadows who gave me information on First steps in Derby. I already have four interviews lined up with girls from B-EAT and my Dad has agreed to be interviewed. These are taking place w/c 26th October in their own places so I can get some footage to kick start this. I am devising a number of questions and also I have a lot of emails telling me their life experiences. I don’t want this to be a typical documentary I want to make get a message across without stats and too many facts.
The idea for this is to create a documentary, maybe later into an installation piece, to do with the issues behind eating disorders.
What has made me personally do this touching subject is I am currently myself, just admitted to a 13 year problem from Anorexia to me now being diagnosed with Bulimia. I really want to show that it’s nothing to do with vanity and wanting to be thin, it’s all about controlling your life with food. Which has made it even more intense is that my dad Rodney 52yrs of age finally admitted to his own problem and I really what to see how much this runs in the family as 9 out of 10, has someone in their family that have or are suffering with an eating disorder.
I really want to get the message across its nothing to do with being a size 0 that’s the press is trying to put blame on these issues which are completely separate, as the cause of Anorexia and Bulimia. When the truth is it’s a way of coping, with certain events, in one’s life like Divorce, bullying and abuse etc. I really think this will open people’s eyes more to these problems than hiding behind excuses. Might also help people who have been hiding their problem be honest with their selves?
Over the years Anorexia has been worldwide know as an eating disorder and mental problem, but unfortunately Bulimia Nervous is very new, well not that new more as not being seen as one till the early 80s mainly. Girls between the ages 15 to 25 suffer but not always the case this is normally when they have been diagnosed, more men are too. This is more of a western part of the world, as there is more access to luxuries.
I have started this off by talking to the charity B-EAT and also my psychiatrist Lesley Meadows who gave me information on First steps in Derby. I already have four interviews lined up with girls from B-EAT and my Dad has agreed to be interviewed. These are taking place w/c 26th October in their own places so I can get some footage to kick start this. I am devising a number of questions and also I have a lot of emails telling me their life experiences. I don’t want this to be a typical documentary I want to make get a message across without stats and too many facts.
Book
I'm currently reading a book called Perfect Anorexia and me, its really inspiring it touches so many aspects that people don't realise that its not vanity or the stupid size 0 craze its more deep than that. I also was given a book that explained about eating disorders and it has been well known Anorexia nervous. Bulimia and Binge eating are very new, the early 80s it came more seen as an eating disorder. What I realised was most sufferers with Bulimia go to the extreme of it becoming Anorexia to then later stage when you get to my age 23 mainly it comes back your Bulimia its all about control!
What has interested me alot is that it runs in the family!
A Smile Without a Cat: A Celebration of Annlee's Vanishing 2002
Whilst I was at the Tate modern I came across this work, I felt it was really interesting on the fact it was showing how a commercial life can be forgotten, ever way if your fictional or non-fictional, it was quite weird how it touched me maybe not in the sense that emotionally, but as that it happens in everything in life. It was an installation piece with her talking on a screen, to it going off like a monitor on a computer to it flicking on to the other wall with the viewer or creator talking about her. It was creepy in away that ahe had no eyes and we see them as the way into the soul so she was nothing!
This is a photo of the light peice that attracted me to the room in the first place.
These are byPierre Huyghe born 1962
Thursday, 8 October 2009
Personal Profile
Name: Kirsty Watson-smith
Student I.D: P06257998
Date: 08/10/09
Module Leader: Sue Ansell
1. How would you describe yourself as an artist?
- Do you consider yourself as a photographer or a filmmaker, or do you classify your practice in some other way?
I would say I'm an all rounder I love Photography, Filming, Drawing, Painting and just creating anything that I fell passionate about.
- Do you prefer working alone or as part of a creative team and why?
I like working in groups, but I will work better on my own as I don't get overly distracted. On the other hand it is good to work with others as I like hearing their fed back.
- Which best describes your ambitions?
I would love to go into teaching so I'm not to sure maybe educational but I am very art related too.
What subject matter interests you and why?
- Are you interseted in people and events? I love people i find them really interesting especially with allot of character in their faces.
- Are you interested in your own position in the world- social, political, religious etc. ?
Personal Profile continued
I would say all three as they all inter link with on and other
- Are the other things that interest you?
I really like Museums and history of things, I really Love art in generally im always in at exhibitions. I still do alot of painting, drawing etc. I would love to do an instillation piece.
3. Which of the following categories best describes your approach to making work?
I would say it would be:
Expressionistic- interpretation of internal emotional experiences rather that impressions of the external world.
4. What do you value most in work of others and why?
I value the subject matter and the ideas behind something like, a Cuban Artist Ana Mendieta I saw her workall untitled but there was a film thats no longer than 5 mins but say everything with in it, thats what I love is a piece to very artist but at the same time to have so much meaning that you have to read into the idea.
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