Pechakucha is a Japanese story telling format derived in 2003 where a presenter shows 20 slides for 20 seconds of commentary, the presentation therefore totalling 6 minutes 40 seconds. The main idea of this method is to disseminate as much information as possible but in a very compact and concise fashion, it avoids unnecessary procrastination and gesture.
My Pechakucha presentation to my fellow MA peer group consisted of showing a few inspirational images of isolated figurative painting and photography from artists like Vilhelm Hammershoi Edward Hopper and Todd Hido followed by some of the theory I have been reading including Vilem Flusser, Walter Benjamin and Michel Foucault. This then went on to show some of my own work since 2019 ending with my latest theatre paintings and sources. I felt the presentation was acceptable and the method of approached worked well, concise and informative without daunting or confusing the audience.
Michael Palmer 