Well, I am now officially a student with OCA, yet again. I have signed up for the Documentary module on Friday and I am now very eager to start with the program. I am catching the last moments of freedom and playing today with some gums, cyanotypes and scanner again. Here is my moving forward photo! Here we go again!

Not much happened since my last post. I am still recovering after my op, it really does take a long time to get better after such serious surgery.
I have been experimenting with gums and cyanotypes, the results are still at a very experimental level, but I will happily post some examples.
As August is now coming to an end, I have to sign up for my next course with OCA. I have been struggling to decide on the course, as whatever I choose at this point, it will heavily shape my photographic future. After a time of some serious consideration, I decided to go for 'Documentary photography' instead of 'Gesture and Meaning'. As much as I would like to learn more about the human body, study closely portraiture and advertising, I think documentary could finally help me find myself in photography and ground me to a specific genre. And should I miss more creative approach, I can always carry on with my dillydally projects in my spare time.

I attach some pics from my camera-less experimentations, captured with a scanner.

I thought I would finally write a small update.
I have been back for just over 3 weeks following my surgery. I am doing very well and already seeing the positive results. I am still very sore, but tiredness is passing and I feel stronger with each day. I am allowing another 3 weeks before any lifting, so no gum or cyanotype printing until then. I am brushing up on theory for now and planning a few little projects, bust most importantly I am collecting my energy for the better, more healthier part of my life, which is just around the corner.

My first Gum efforts... A truly enjoyable process, I can really see myself getting serious with it in  future. For now, I am rushing off to finally have my heart fixed and hopefully I should be back in action within 6 to 8 weeks. See you on the other side!

A new portrait of Klashy boy. It must be spring, I am using colour!

A start of an interesting new project - body landscapes.

My today's research into the world of abject art lead me from Viennese Actionists with artists like Otto Muehl and Gunter Brus to the Chinese baby eating performer Zhu Yu. The latter somehow linked me to the video below, which undoubtably cannot be called art, but nevertheless is an interesting watch. It certainly underlines the cultural differences between the East and the West.