OCA wellbeing: Not quite art
Posted: 09/07/20 09:56 | 1 Comments
My relief and support throughout all this has been to immerse myself in a hobby and history in a way I’ve not done before.
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OCA wellbeing: Photography
Posted: 02/07/20 09:51 | 6 Comments
I’d started up an Instagram account a while back, but I’d fallen into posting very sporadically, going months without and not making much of a contribution. So I decided to try out the whole ‘post an image a day’ and use some hashtags to get the message out that although we were in lockdown, we were still here.
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OCA wellbeing: Volunteering
Posted: 25/06/20 09:52 | 2 Comments
When I drop shopping off some people like to have a distant chat, just general stuff about the weather and how they are coping, while others are very regimented and want their shopping leaving at the end of the drive and they come and collect, everyone is dealing with this pandemic in their own way and has to do what they feel is right, I completely respect that.
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Revealing the gaze in Vince Staples’ ‘Señorita’
Posted: 19/06/20 09:55 | 1 Comments
In a time when we’re saturated with images of race and violence, reading an image should also involve thinking about how it positions me, the viewer, in relation to it.
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OCA Wellbeing: A trip to the bibliotherapist
Posted: 18/06/20 12:30 | 9 Comments
Imagine going to the doctor’s and coming out with a prescription – for a good book. It’s really not as daft as it may sound. And what’s more, the notion that our mental wellbeing can be improved by something other than pills is far from new.
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Student stories: OCA BA (Hons) Photography
Posted: 11/06/20 02:52 | 0 Comments
A group of OCA students, who are currently completing the Sustaining Your Practice module in the BA (Hons) degree in photography, recently came together to have their work displayed online in Source magazine.
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OCA wellbeing: Running
Posted: 11/06/20 09:23 | 5 Comments
I realise I am very fortunate to be in my running group. It has opened my eyes to all the virtual experiences that people can now engage with. Lockdown has resulted in the creation of so many activities to connect people – virtual running competitions, online courses, online counselling – the list goes on. Being removed from family and friends is difficult, but having a great group of people online has kept me going. I can’t wait until we can run together again.
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OCA wellbeing: Gardening for mental health
Posted: 05/06/20 09:10 | 7 Comments
Lockdown in mid-March prompted two responses. First was a recognition that getting outside for parts of the day without bumping into other humans would become a very valuable thing. Second, I had some new time, that used to be spent travelling and trolling the train companies about their poor service, and I could put this to good use by sorting out my embarrassing back garden.
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Reflective Writing: Taking time to invest in your work.
Posted: 04/06/20 09:14 | 0 Comments
For some it may seem counter-intuitive to stop and take stock of your own work. The pressure of looming deadlines often means that you want to keep moving forward and keep producing work. However, taking time out to pause and reflect on your work can pay great dividends and allow for much stronger work to be developed as a result.
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Student work: Plenty to see here
Posted: 03/06/20 09:01 | 1 Comments
Here, the body is purified of self-image, stripped of everything even its tattoos, those ultimate symbols of individuality. In terms of edit it’s great progression – each body is wrapped or obscured until at the end it’s just you, nothing but self.
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