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2. A selection of alt-texts
from
https://circulations.constantvzw.org/2024/drempel/etherdump/pad/p/alt-text-as-poetry
-- Constant selection --
Opdracht 1.2 (wvw):
access.png
8 fotos, twee kolommen van vier
het beeld is gepixeld in drie van de beelden zie ik een hand, in 5 andere een elleboog
er zit precies beweging in het beeld, zoals uit een filmpje
still images from two different small films. the first three images show a hand carressing an unusual button, where the movement makes contact. The other five show an elbow pushing down another textile and electronics button
-- Kaaitheater selection --
3.1 Warming up exercise
BUTTERFLY
maripositas.png image
Okeren Vlinder met zwarte contouren
Blauwe achtergrond
2 vlinders, eentje aan de voorkant en eentje bekeken vanaf de rug
Eentje op voorgrond (groot) en eentje in de achtergrond (klein)
Grote vlinder heeft gedetaillerde vleugeltekening, andere vlinder enkel de nerven.
Fladderend / in beweging
Levendig
Gevoel van lente of zomer, zeker met blauwe achtergrond
Fladderen, je krijgt het gevoel dat ze over het scherm bewegen, ook al is het een stilstaand beeld (still)
Things Vlinder, vleugels, voelsprieten, hangende pootjes, vlekken op de vleugels
Description: Effenblauwe achtergrond met twee
okerkleurige,
fladderende vlinders elk in een andere richting. Een zonnige dag met een heldere hemel. De vlinders zijn vereenvoudigd, het is een getekend beeld, geen foto.
Onderdeel van nieuwe campagne Kaaitheater, voor seizoen sept - dec 23. Wekt een fris en levendig gevoel bij Kaaitheater op.
DANCING PERSON
A female character with dark hair, a white t-shirt and lightblue adidas pants is making a dance move, while two people (out of focus) are watching / standing in the background. Her hair is partly in front of her face, she looks very concentrated.
A still from a performance piece, where a female character with dark hair, and comfy clothing is dancing while two people (out of focus) are watching / standing in the background. Her hair is partly in front of her face, she looks very concentrated.
-- guislain selection --
church, children, teacher, physical exercise, formation
black and white, early 20th century?, church and church yard, children in uniforms organized in formation, teacher observes
common:
church
children/kids
teacher/coach
strict, order, rigid, cold, power, discipline, trauma
it's interesting the association of trauma, indeed the children seem to be uncomfortable, also "discipline" seems strong in that it describes details of the situation, such as the way the "coach" looks on, the air of authority, implications of the religious sitation,
1.3 wvw-jg
A group of young boys in gym outfits are working out in front of a church, while the teachther is giving instructions.
Their outfits are white and look like a uniform.
The have their hands crossed in their necks, while they bend their knees in a half squat.
1) Black and white image with a group of children, doing a gymnastics like exercise, all in the same position
2) there is a man supervising
1.2
As stranger:
Man seated at laptop at a table in daylight, on the table are other objects: a notebook, a pair of headphones, a coffee mug, keyboard, mouse, speaker, and monitor. The laptop has tape cross over it's logo.
From "own perspective":
Peter Westenberg sitting in the front room of Constant's office in the Rue du Fort. On the table is the setup used for making a video conference call. An open notebook sits on the table alongside Peter's headphones. In the background the front window of constant covered with a black cloth that's used to filter daylight. Objects are visible on the window sill that are part of the current Constant Vitrine display.
imane:
A white (presenting) young person (i wrote man before and retracted, also doubting about the "young" word), with black glasses and a black sweater working on a desk. This person is using a computernand has put a cross with white tape on their computer. This person has short hair. the computer they are working on is facing a big black speaker box. Next to them is a computer screen, a keyboard and a mouse, all in black color.
I notice now they are wearing black pants too. There is also a notebook wide open on a table with red edges.
On the table i see also a purple mug and some cabled headphones. Behind the person there is a window and some sheer black curtains. This seems to be a typical boring office setup. I want to assume this is a man but...
Imane 2:
Ah, so this is peter, my dear colleague at constant. He has been working with and around constant since the very beginning. He is very good with words, subsidies and analyzing situations. This is a picture of him in the past where he is sitting at the office with a regular office chair. Now, peter has a special red chair to help support his back.
1.3
A ceiling-mounted smoke detector that has physically been covered by a sticky white paste presumably blocking it's ability to detect smoke and sound.
A "found object" showing a DIY technical intervention.
A demonstration of a techno-disobedient gesture to circumvent a device from limiting a human behaviour.
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++notes-from-alt-text-exercise++
feeding back
keeping a balance between picture and text
normally an image will be next to a text that gives the context, there is no point in blowing up the role of the image with full details.. rather catch what it is important for that picture in that place..
function for image being there.
still, the reader can skip between elements, so they can choose if they want to hear the whole description of peter's conference setup sitting next to him?
consider, if you have never seen in your life, what is relevant, assumption that can be had.
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categorization, representation, interpretation of pictures presents a multiplicity of questions..
not wanting to describe someone in a way that gendering is assumed and enforced.
you can say 'for my point of view she presents as white'
at the same time, in the picture of children training, it can be relevant to describe that it is 'white young boys', for the historical normative socialization of training and sport, the separation of genders in schools, etc.
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