Written Exercise - 5 Mins
              
             
          
                Set a timer. For five unbroken minutes, free write about the project to a reader who has no background information about you, the work or photography culture.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Traditions and Inspiration
              
             
          
                Name three projects or visual traditions that inspire you in your project. 
Examples could look like: 
- The flash work of Rahim Fortune in HARDTACK
-The rococo painting pastel color palette
- The social advocacy of Matt Black's The Geography of Poverty
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Photographic Parentage
              
             
          
                If _____ and _____ had a baby, they would be the parents of this body of work.
For example: My father's photo box and Dorothea Lange's FSA work
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              CV & Credential Dump
              
             
          
                If you have a formal CV, copy and paste it here. If not, list any credentials and work experience as a bullet point list. Include any and all things that come to mind.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Starting Draft
              
             
          
                Select one template from The Artist Statement: A Guide, filling in your details. 
https://www.memorycult.com/learn/store/p/the-artist-statement-a-guide
Copy and paste below: