By Raven Mrozek
It was interesting being able to listen to Joseph Mougel speak about his work in a public space in contrast to speaking with him in the classroom. I was aware of Mougel's service in the marine corps and how it relates to some of his works, however I did not know that he learned how to be a photographer while in service. I was intrigued with how he began his photography career on a ship. He did not board the ship as a photographer but as a librarian signing out projectors. It was actually other photographers on the ship who taught him the art of photo. From here, he developed his photography through his deployments. What interested me the most about his work (considering we just had Barbara Miner speak to the class) was Mougel spoke about how he photographed from a documentary point of view, especially in his series "project reserves." I compared this style of documentary photo with that of Miner's. My understanding is that Miner documented the people that lived in the communities she photographed where as Mougel photographed the people behind the uniform. His photographs are stunning and unique in the way he expresses identity (shown through this image from his series Blanc).
Another piece that I was intrigued by was a work I had never seen before and it was proof that sometimes the process of creating is more profound than the product. This piece was a video entitled Le Petit Dejeuner which expressed a moment to become in touch with humanity. This is an interesting concept to me and made me think of how I could incorporate the moment one becomes in touch with their humanity through my own photography practice because this has been a theme that I have had interest in, however never knew how to effectively visualize it through my images.
I appreciated listening to Joseph Mougel speak about his work because there is way more to it than meets the eye, and a lot of it ties into his personal background.
Another piece that I was intrigued by was a work I had never seen before and it was proof that sometimes the process of creating is more profound than the product. This piece was a video entitled Le Petit Dejeuner which expressed a moment to become in touch with humanity. This is an interesting concept to me and made me think of how I could incorporate the moment one becomes in touch with their humanity through my own photography practice because this has been a theme that I have had interest in, however never knew how to effectively visualize it through my images.
I appreciated listening to Joseph Mougel speak about his work because there is way more to it than meets the eye, and a lot of it ties into his personal background.
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