Within this discussion we were shown two images:
The first image we were show was the front cover of the TIME magazine from 9/11 (the image to the left) showing us the devastating terrorist attack on the World Trading Centre. When this image came up we were encouraged to discuss our experiences of 9/11 and what we could remember of it.
We were then shown an image of an album case (the image to the right). This album cover was actually created in August of 2001, a month before 9/11 occurred and was later retracted, however we weren't told this until after we had a discussion about how the context of this album cover came across. We discussed how this cover was extremely offensive in terms of what it displayed and the disrespect it showed but also about how badly the cover was designed.
This session has taught me that the context of something and our understanding of that context is based on our own knowledge of why and when that said something was created. For instance if I had known before the discussion had begun that the album cover was made before 9/11 occurred I wouldn't be offended in anyway at all as I would have known that it wasn't related to the incident in any way. This has also made me think about the context within my own work and the importance of making sure it is understandable to everyone who sees it.
The first image we were show was the front cover of the TIME magazine from 9/11 (the image to the left) showing us the devastating terrorist attack on the World Trading Centre. When this image came up we were encouraged to discuss our experiences of 9/11 and what we could remember of it.
We were then shown an image of an album case (the image to the right). This album cover was actually created in August of 2001, a month before 9/11 occurred and was later retracted, however we weren't told this until after we had a discussion about how the context of this album cover came across. We discussed how this cover was extremely offensive in terms of what it displayed and the disrespect it showed but also about how badly the cover was designed.
This session has taught me that the context of something and our understanding of that context is based on our own knowledge of why and when that said something was created. For instance if I had known before the discussion had begun that the album cover was made before 9/11 occurred I wouldn't be offended in anyway at all as I would have known that it wasn't related to the incident in any way. This has also made me think about the context within my own work and the importance of making sure it is understandable to everyone who sees it.
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