38 Dundas
In examining Thomas Struth and his photographs, the series of barren streets and a focus on buildings and surroundings intrigued me the most. It was taking a scene that is typically full of life and humanity and striping it down. This brought my attention to the feelings of absence, lost, and unidentification. I approached this concept like Struth did in photographing buildings, however I wanted to convey a lack of presence and unfamiliarity.
My approach was to photograph only one building and each shot being an extremely detailed close up. When looking at these photographs you know you are looking at a part of a building but you don’t know what building, where the building is, and what part of the building it is. I then collaged and blended the different textures and details unevenly together. This gives the viewer a sense of unidentification and detachment from the object.
I like how you cleaned up the bottom right corner because it caught my eye in the first one.
ReplyDeletecool approach
-Alex DeMelo