Uncomfortable Images: Categorising Images

In our groups we were to categorise our pictures from: Uncomfortable - Easy, Ethical - Unethical, Important - Trivial, Vulgar - Cathartic (providing psychological relief).

• When choosing the order of the image, we thought of the context a lot, e.g. the picture of Rolf Harris - if it was someone else on the picture, it would've been okay, however at the was him and we know he's a pedophile the whole meaning of the picture becomes completely different. 
• We also thought about the connotations the images has wether we thought of it in a very negative way.
• As each people have different views for each images, we all have different thought on how uncomfortable or easy a picture is e.g. picture of wounded foot was easy for some people but was very uncomfortable for some, however picture of ethnic cleansing was very uncomfortable for everyone. 
• If someone else was on the picture would it make it any different?

Uncomfortable to Easy

• Rolf Harris
• Ethnic Cleansing
• Wounded Foot
• Wind Turbine collision 
• Fake Nails on opposite side of hand
• Sophia the robot
• Unstraight picture frame

Ethical to Unethical

• Ethnic Cleansing
• Rolf Harris
• Sophia the Robot
• Wind Turbine Collision
• Wounded Foot
• Fake Nails on opposite side of hand
• Unstraight picture frame

Important to Trivial

• Ethnic Cleansing
• Rolf Harris
• Wind Turbine Collision
• Wounded Foot
• Sophia the robot
• Unstraight picture frame
• Fake Nails on opposite side of hand

Vulgar to Cathartic

• Wounded Foot
• Ethnic Cleansing
• Wind Turbine Collision 
• Sophia the robot
• Rolf Harris
• Unstragiht Picture Frame
• Fake Nails on opposite side of hand

What is the purpose of the image?

• Google Image

What is the image used for?

• Informative to people who don't know anything about the situation of the Rohingya people in Myanmar.     

How does the image change according to the content in which they are seen?

• The image may have more impact if it was put with an article or if it was put with the headline; however, it is also quite ironic how its not really put as a headline as it is a very serious humanitarian crisis?
• Maybe is doesn't resonate to the western audiences as much as it's something that doesn't affect them?