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Occipital Lobe

(Visuals)

Brain with the top-back section highlighted.

Although it is the smallest part of the brain, the occipital lobe is no less important than all the others. It is responsible for mapping the visual world and creating a response to visual perception. In my occipital lobe, you will find a series of visual projects that combine my writing skills with photography, video editing and a touch of graphic design. 

 

 
 

Exploring the Occipital Lobe

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They Walked in London

A multimedia narrative history project exploring the people and communities who helped shape London, Ontario into the city it is today.

Final project for Arts & Humanities 4490F: Critical Theory Inquiry in Creating Engaged Humanities Research.

Moving Day

Who Called the Corner House Home?

This video traces the history of the house on 510 Princess Ave and the lives of the people who called it home.

I am the person in the video with the yellow shirt, as well as the writer and narrator of the poem.

Hanging Flower Basket

Come Buy, Come Buy

This photo collage features signs that I created for the Jardin Rochon Garden stall at the Parkdale Market in Ottawa.

Portrait of a woman in a hat with a slight smile.
About This Brain

 

Name: Dessa Hayes

Work Location: Ottawa, Canada

 

Degrees: MA Archaeology (University College London, 2019)

 

BA Honours Specialization in Anthropology (Western University, 2018)

 

BA Honours Specialization in Creative Writing and English Language and Literature & Major in the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (Western University, 2017)

Skills: Content writing, copywriting, editing, proofreading, translation, research, digital marketing, visual design, data management, project coordination

Favourite Writers: Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Agatha Christie, JRR Tolkien, Rick Riordan, Maya Angelou​​, Kate Morton

 
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