I have recently been collecting film footage along the river for an audio story submitted by Sylvie. She speaks very emotively of her journey the river took her upon. Sylvie first visited the River Otter in 2014 and very quickly became fond of the space. She would regularly travel to the area to enjoy weekends […]

Two other submissions that have recently been sent though to Riparian have been two poems, one by Sarah on the day of a life of an equestrian and one by Dave, a poet and radio broadcaster. Both have been self-recorded, and both have been produced with relation to the Otter River. Sarah’s is a very […]

This week has seen three separate Stories coming to fruition. Largely thanks to the amount of image gathering and video work I carried out in the summer. I was now finding that a lot of the visual gatherings I conducted, simply through filming and/or taking stills along the river, have paid off. Rosie’s Story became […]

A new contribution to the project was achieved this week from Fliss. This took a very different approach to the expected one I had, with Fliss recording her piece as she sat on the riverbank. I have been open to the opportunity for contributors to record their own stories but I did not expect this […]

After considering the developments around Sheena’s work and receiving additional interest in the project, I have spent this week considering how best to ensure Riparian links together coherently for an audience. I am now very aware that for this FMP project to work, an audience has to be able to view the works in such […]

This week saw the development of my first story. Provided by Sheena. This represents a life long link to Rivers, from all over the country. Sheena has grown up alongside and lived along rivers for most of her life. A very compelling pice, Sheena goes into great detail on a range of life experiences, all […]

This week’s work has involved a large scale social media appeal for people to come forward to take part in Riparian. The message that I have sent out is as follows: Hi, I am a local Otterton resident currently doing my final main project for my Master’s Degree in photography.  The theme for my project […]

Over August, I was unexpectedly away from the river due to work commitments and supporting family. However, the time has not been wasted, and I now have new energy for the project. I have spent the last three weeks researching into more related practitioners to find a thread for my project. From previous modules, I […]

August has arrived already! While no physical production pieces have been completed, I have spent a fair amount of time along the river, working out different angles and considering how I can evolve my practice to fit in with the challenges of my FMP. I have also conducted further reading into achieving a better understanding […]