3 min video feedback

The day my 3-minute video was played was extremely busy at work. I actually missed the moment it was shown and about half of the live feedback. But the part I did witness was enough to make me fight back tears—I had to bite my lip so I wouldn’t start crying. It was incredibly powerful and emotional. In the following session, I stayed behind, and when I spoke about it, I couldn’t control my emotions—I actually cried like a child.

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The responses touched on so many aspects of my work that I often struggle to articulate its quietness, the emotional weight, and the way sequencing and negative space become part of the narrative. I was especially struck by the way others perceived a sense of stillness, alchemy, memory, and the unseen ideas I’ve been grappling with but hadn’t fully named. The comments made me feel truly seen, not just for the images but for the intentions and vulnerabilities behind them. They helped me recognise how much I value pause, reflection, and ambiguity in my work, and they encouraged me to trust these instincts further. The suggestion to explore self-portraiture, moving image, or to keep pushing narrative through sequence now feels like exciting, affirming directions to pursue. Comenst like: "you should give yourself more credit for your work" , "the sequencing, the pauses, the marks all combine to make work that I want to spend time with - there is a sequence of lights that lead to a blurred hand movement of lights, that leads to the horizontal lines, that leads to scaffolding -- great curation of the sequence" and "soothed by Daniel's quiet, reflective, contemplative voice" are very vivid in my mind still. I will use these messages to shape my journey.

Messages that stayed with me:

Jonathan

I feel... hungry! hungry for more! the intrigue of the images and the potential is mesmerising 

I wonder ... what the 'display' of the studio (the slightly chaotic feel) compared to the careful sequence of the books - how do these interact? could the feel of the studio wall come into a book?

I think... the sequencing, the pauses, the marks all combine to make work that I want to spend time with - there is a sequence of lights that lead to a blurred hand movement of lights, that leads to the horizontal lines, that leads to scaffolding -- great curation of the sequence

Martina

I feel... inspired, moved and so so proud! You already know the images are stunning, but I hadn't yet seen the sequencing. The images acquire an additional flowing dynamic. This narrative aspect enriches them with depth and interpretative possibilities. The use of negative/white space is absolutely brilliant. 

I wonder ... if you willingly chose white over black (I like it! Unexpected!)

I think... you should give yourself more credit for your work. Look at yourself  like you observe  the unseen or overlooked spaces and make it visible. Work on a self portrait, maybe..?

Karen

I feel... transported into a new realm of mark making that feels very existential.

I wonder ...how this would translate into moving image.

I think...I love the idea of chance in the dark room. Creating imagery with chemicals and alchemy.

Holly

I feel... soothed watching you turn the pages of the books and soothed by the images in them, I feel touched by the use of negative space

I wonder ... if you ever take photos of interior spaces, I  wonder how far you can take the idea of expressing an abstract narrative through the sequencing of images

I think... the idea of photographing the discarded or the overlooked is really interesting and I really liked seeing your work in book form 

Karl

I feel... the silence in your work, the way that you use light is beautiful.

I wonder ... how you might follow the idea of memory from the silver negatives.

I think... that the abstract narrative of the Polaroid story builds tension between the simple normality of the image and the thoughtful curation of the narrative.

Chelsea

I feel... like the images are very ethereal and sad and intangible. 

I wonder ... about the connection between the subject matter and the disconnect of a camera that puts a lense between you and the image. In a way it removers the personal from the image making process, the tactility and the self, but then the subjects relate to your mental state

I think...That the use of polaroids is interesting as they are instant and are not edited but also the history of the polaroid and its use, especially as documentation of life's events and happenings, mostly the highs and mementos.  You seem to be making mementos of the lows and the indistinct moments. Those not usually recorded or remembered. 

Ben

I feel... intrigued - excited

I wonder ... while nothing is quite distinct, possibilities are implied and the potential is endless

I think... using the immediate authenticity of photography to tap into cycles and convey by Implication - quite beautiful

Madeleina

I feel... soothed by Daniel's quiet, reflective, contemplative voice

I wonder ... how Daniel's work could be most effectively displayed

I think... the presentation of the chemigraphs as a piece of book art is extremely effective

Ashton

I feel... like you are mastering the need to pause and reflect with your work, and the fact that you included these reflective pages and gave them the same breadth to pause and contemplate shows an understanding of their equal value.

I wonder ... if the use of the poloroid camera was intentional, capturing the unseen and forgotten in a way where you watch it become seen and cemented in reality beyond that moment

I think... you have captured your narratives in a really interesting way, methods that involve the input of another source to make the art become seen - that until that the artwork is still there we just can’t see it, and the method makes it seen

Eliza

I feel... captivated, mesmerised.  

I wonder... where you will go from here, the development is exciting and I can't wait to see more!

I think... the description of how you use the negative space was very powerful... to pause, to reflect and to breathe. Perfect!