Remix 2 J.Roberts

Glamour Magazine September 2016 p.122

"With all eyes on Rio I have been made aware of all the devastating environmental issues. Deforestation of the Atlantic Forest to make way for golf courses. The waterways are so polluted that athletes have opted out of the Olympics. When I looked at this beautiful image of Rio I was amazed by the beauty of the nature, and then saddened by the abuse of it, so I took out many of the buildings." (written by me where the buildings were removed) Through my final project I began to think about think more in depth about environmental issues, and since the spotlight is currently on Rio I found this image to be relevant. I smudged the Olympic rings to show the further damage that they may do. As a hopeful sentiment I wrote a poem about forest by one of my favorite authors, Oscar Wilde as well as adding forest back into the picture where the buildings once were.

Life After Death

Original 

Remix

The original image of the tree is very striking. It is all about death and destruction and to me references an image of the original tree in the Garden of Eden, and looks similar to a tree that I have seen in a lot of different imagery. You can see the smoke and imagine that the tree is suffering and can't breathe and the fire is so vibrant. 

In the remix I wanted to bring back life to this tree. I put in a smoke free beautiful sunset, fresh healthy trees, green grass, mountains, and even some water. The water is literal and metaphoric. You need water to put out a fire but you also need water to help things grow. Water cleans and gives life. I loved the image of the birds as well. They show that life is happening everywhere. 

Jason Houston, Keepers of the Flame, Nature Conservancy, August/September 2016 pg. 39

Nicole Donegan

Purely Material Interests

  

                                                        

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                                                                                 Remixed

     This advertisement page had me stopped flipping through the pages in a magazine because it had that colorful sense that looked like a personal sketch. I then glanced the elephant in the background, and felt it was stuck inside a frame with its trunk up high (usually refers to discomfort), and wanted to free it. On the bottom of the image, there’s a quote saying ‘our interests are purely material’ that reflected the fabric and furniture, as well as the animals.

Abeer Moqeem

Source: Architectural Digest, Advertisement between pages 92-96.

A Handbag?- Berger Remix 2

Original Image: Advertisement for handbag designed by Yasu Michino

Photograph by Getty Images

Magazine: The Wall Street Journal Magazine

March 2016

Women’s Style

pg. 90

The original image depicts a leather handbag nestled between large tropical looking tree leaves. The accompanying text describes the inspiration for the bag design: the designer’s bags are “made with water snake, calfskin, and goatskin [which] often links with an aspirational location.” The blurb ends with the quote, “My bags have to make people dream.” The image, and the description were disturbing to me because they disregard the truth that the animals used to produce the bags were once alive and belittle these animals to having the sole function of providing a pleasing aesthetic.  

In my remix, I decided to recreate the handbag, but fill it with the animals whose skin was used to create the original. Next, I added in hands grabbing at the bag in the place of the tree trunk. In the original image, both the animals, as well as the human consumers were omitted from the ad; by inserting the hands, my hopes are that consumers who may have considered purchasing the handbag could now see themselves reflected in the hands, and see exactly what they are reaching for.

Plants Seeking...

Plants Seeking...

I found the original image in a home decor magazine, and the outlined pots that implied plants were seeking a new home made me think about global warming and how we can help reduce it’s effects in our communities. I was watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics and Brazil created a beautiful piece on global warming that encouraged the olympians and those watching to combat global warming through the planting of trees and other plant life. It brought me back to this image that I had found. Though global warming feels like one of those large, inconceivable environmental issues, this ad and the olympics reminded me that there are manageable ways to reverse the effects of global warming within our own communities and lives. 

Breanne Smoley

HGTV Magazine. September 2016. pg. 77. Photograph by Emily Kate Roemer

Remix Ad - Morton

Photos by John Solem (flower) &  Sam Droege (bees)

UMASS Amherst: For Alumni and Friends of the Flagship Campus  // Fall 2015

I chose my original image from an article titled, Our Fight for Bees: Creating a new global generation of beekeeping. Massachusetts Agricultural College (now part of UMASS) was once the hub of beekeeping education and was the first college to offer a formal beekeeping program with a full-time beekeeping professor until 1969. Focus shifted away from beekeeping and the program slowly went dormant. Now, years later, with disappearing honeybees, there are more and more people interested in beekeeping. The article goes on to highlight the researchers, staff and students at UMASS who are focused on helping all bees: domestic and wild. Part of the article shares what we can do to help save the bees in our environment.  

To remix my image I searched for pictures that help support a healthy environment for bees. While I was reflecting on this topic I was also thinking about the relationship between humans, bees and our food supply. I included pictures of flowers, vegetables and water in my image. I then put the flower from my original image over the new background and added a handful of bees to the image. It is up to everyone, not just beekeepers, to make a difference in this issue. Plant bee-friendly flowers in your gardens, avoid using pesticides and chemicals in your yard, keep a birdbath in your garden for thirsty bees and buy local honey. 

New Perspective

New Perspective by Julia Phillips

GoodPlanet Info Magazine (online)

July 25, 2014

The original image was taken right outside of San Francisco, California, showing the devastation of the recent drought the past few years. To remix this image, I wanted to focus on one of the major causes of this drought, global warming. Global warming is a real issue and continually getting worse. One of the leading causes of global warming is the emission of carbon dioxide when we burn fuel in our cars and other vehicles.  For my remix, I wanted to demonstrate and highlight what is causing the devastation that has occurred in the original image. The piece layers the problem starter on top of the problem, giving the viewer a new perspective on the drought issue.

Gallina Real

                                                        Gallina Real by Jennifer Mitchell

Original Photo by Aaron M. Conway: Preservation, Spring 2016 p. 37 

When I saw the original photo in the magazine, I was struck by the beauty and regal qualities of this hen. Her plumage is like an elegant, velvet tapestry. Using torn paper, I created an Elizabethan collar and added naturalist, framed drawings of the kind a hen might like to have hanging in her parlor. Gallina Real portrays this beautiful creature, often mistreated and undervalued, as a member of royalty with all its trappings. Children often anthropomorphize animals in an effort to make a connection with them. The result is a feeling of love and respect. Perhaps it's not so misguided?

Doorway to a Future

The original image shows tallgrass prairie land giving way to an iconic American symbol, the McDonald’s archways. Next to the fast food giant, smaller lights can be glimpsed through the prairie grass. The article discusses continuing development in midwestern America, causing tallgrass prairie lands to become smaller, contained, and more scarce.

My remixed image explains the doorway that we have opened, the path that we have chosen, as humans have opted in favor of land development. The skyline shows tiny silhouettes of the buffalos that used to occupy the land, as flames project into the sunset -- signs of beginning destruction. We also see more views of American “progress” in land development: more pavement, more cars, more buildings.

Brandenburg, J. (1980, January). Can the tallgrass prairie be saved?. National Geographic, 157(1), 44.

Kate Szumita, Doorway to a Future. 2016.

Digital Remix #2: A (Necessary) Big Leap

Remix: Laura Kathrein, "A (Necessary) Big Leap," 2016

Original Image: 

Etzel, K. (2016). Cristian Herrera makes the mandatory leap towards the descent after climbing Left Y Crack (5.9) on the Y Boulder in the Buttermilk area of the Eastern Sierra [Photograph]. American Alpine Club. (p. 11)

This image is a continuation of my first image "Safety Never Felt So Good." The man is jumping from a foundation of society that is built on environmental devastation. He is making the hard but necessary leap into a greener future. Here, society's values and its foundation center on initiatives that work with the environment as well as promote health of the people and animals on the planet.

Is Seeing Believing.... Imagine!

A Boy and His Goggles 

A Boy and his Imagination

My original image stood out to me because it shows a boy about the same age as my son.  He’s smiling and seems very content.  But, when you focus off of his smile, you see his surroundings.  His environment is one of trash, waste, and an unhealthy mess.  To the viewer it seems that he is happily walking through it all.  I began to think… “This happy little boy should be exploring something new and exciting.”  For my remix I decided to have him do just that… EXPLORE!  What the world has to offer is much more than the scene by the water.  I wanted to give this little boy, Rodello, an environment of exploration.  I put his smile in a robotic image.  I surrounded him with the amazing things children should be studying and learning about.  For me, Rodello is learning about space, the ocean, energy, DNA, and the world of fantasy and reality!  This is the world in which a smile like his should exist.

Original image:

Title – A Boy and his Goggles

Magazine – National Geographic

November 2013

Article by Kurt Muchler

Photo by George Steinmetz

Photo of: Rodello Coronel, Jr.

by Elsa Roderick

Buy Local. Eat What You Cook.

 

The original image accompanies an article in Bon Appétit magazine that describes Italian food, and Americans’ desire to import specialty items from Italy. The image shows a series of food items that are “Italian,” but that has been made in America. The image, along with the article, has the message, “Buy American. Eat Italian.” I felt struck by the lack of fresh produce, even though the message is hoping that people eat and buy food closer to home. My remix depicts fresh produce, and my hope is that it reminds viewers that local food is fresher, can be healthier, but also helps support community agriculture, and take the carbon footprint out of long-distance food travel. With ingredients you can see, smell, and feel good about buying, you can cook and enjoy eating whatever you choose!

Liv Berger

Original Image:

Photograph by Christopher Baker

bon appétit

May 2011

The Italy Issue

pg. 124-125

Imagine Better

Imagine Better

Our lives, and especially our children’s, are filled with so much consumerism. The original image reminded me of the innocence and simplicity of nature and how it is being lost among children. I chose to surround this little girl’s dreams with images of “stuff.” Loud, chaotic, and distracting. The expansion of the “stuff” in contrast of the contained lines of nature in the original image remind me of how out of control our individual environments can become, and how limited our access to nature becomes because of it. I also thought the quote fit beautifully with both images.

Breanne Smoley

Real Simple Magazine. August, 2016. Pg. 2. Photograph by: Stefano Azario.

Art Remix - Morton

Photo by Sarah B Gilliam

Local Table: Summer 2016 

I chose my original image from an article in Local Table, a small magazine highlighting food and farms in middle Tennessee. I randomly picked this free magazine up while on vacation because I was attracted to the illustration on the cover. My original photo was part of an article titled “Growing as She Goes” that was about a local CSA farmer, Tana Comer, and her experience building her farm and establishing her customer base. The photo shows Tana’s earthed hands holding strawberries. The image made me think of buying local food and supporting local farmers and businesses. How much food do we eat without knowing where it comes from? How often do we make choices that give back to and support our communities?  I wanted the reader to think about this with my remixed image.

To remix my image I searched for ads of packaged and processed foods. I layered the background of the image with these new pictures. I then cut out the hands handing the strawberries and pasted it on top. I added the words “Put Local on Your Plate” across the bottom of the image. The hands look like they are reaching out offering the strawberries to the viewer over the other options. 

Etullop: A opposition to pollution

The original image I chose is of a boy in a large, polluted technological wasteland in Guiyu, China. The boy in the image is sorting through the junk, looking for any useful reusable materials that could be sold.  Having studied this site in my undergraduate studies, it stuck with me years later. 

For my remix, I wanted to give the boy an environment that he deserve as a young child; an environment without wiring, metal and pollution. To do this, I cut around the boy, leaving him as the foreground of the piece.  I replaced the background with a collage of nature.  I included grass, flowers, trees, water, stone and mountains to surround him with a highly contrasting environment.  

When comparing the two images, I wanted there to be a completely different feel.  The first is a stark and depressing image, while the second is a calming and beautiful.  

The name of the remixed piece, "Etullop," is pollute spelled backwards. The new image is the opposite or backwards vision of the original.  The title also has a similar look and sound to the word eutopia which I feel resonates nicely with the message of the work.  

Original image: http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/campaigns/toxics/problems/e-waste/guiyu/ 

Julia Phillips 

Serenity in Nature

           

 Original

Remixed

Life is about choices and making decisions. There are articles that show how humans share DNA with trees and plants of about 60% of our DNA. As long as trees are alive, it provides life to everyone and everything on the planet. I chose the picture above because of how the tree in the middle is subtle and serene; on the right side is a cemetery. It grabbed my attention because there was some type of unspoken connection between the two. In the remixed picture, the main element was the tree that brings both the negative and positive byproducts in which we can benefit from nature.

Abeer Moqeem

Sources:

Architectural Digest, May 2016: P 126

"National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Homepage." National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 July 2016.

The Love of the Young

Nicole Donegan

The image that I picked for this project is very striking on its own. It is from National Geographic and is in an article about how Wolong Reserve in China is trying to prepare Pandas to survive in the wild. The image is of an adult wearing a panda suit, to fool the cub into thinking it is being held by a panda. By doing this the cub will not rely on humans for care and hopefully be able to survive on its own. The image that I created is of multiple pictures of a parent and child including animals. In contrast to the image chosen, it is to represent love and the parental protection and care. Also by using these images my hope was to make my original image less terrifying. 

Vitale, A.. (Photographer). (2016 August). Pandas gone wild. Washington DC. National Geographic.

A New Path

In the original image, two hunters wait for the opportunity to shoot waterfowl, scattered bullet casings littering the path behind them. Brush on the pathway is crushed. The sky is gray, and aside from the occasional pop of greenery -- nature seeking to come through human destruction -- the bullet casings are the main source of color in the photo.

In my remix, the greenery has overcome human influence and pollution. It is once again bright and thriving. Animals have returned to the area, with the emerging doe, and human use is limited and respectful -- depicted by the woman quietly reading while leaning against a rock. The pathway in the remix is recreated with colorful, blooming flowers, leading the way to a new cooperation with our environment.

Brandenburg, J. (1984, November). American Waterfowl: Trials and Triumphs. National Geographic, 166(5), 592.

Kate Szumita, A New Path. 2016.

Safety Never Felt So Good

Original Photograph:

Kemple, T. (2016). Tim Kemple takes belly flopping to the extreme in Laguna de Los Tres in El Chalten [Photograph]. American Alpine Club: Guidebook to Membership (p. 13). 

Remix: Safety Never Felt So Good by Laura Kathrein, 2016

As humans, we have created or are in the process of creating anything to provide more comfort and separation from the natural world. In addition, our western consumer culture tells us we need to accumulate more to live civilized lives. The original image captures a whimsical interaction with nature. The carefree man jumping into uncharted waters reminds the viewer the fun of going back to the basics and reconnecting with the environment. I’ve remixed the image to show the junk we acquire that furthers that separation between humans and the natural world as well as giving us a false sense of security.