In this assignment I focused on the theme ‘Stuck’ and the
sub-theme, ‘Colour’. The concept behind this theme is the idea of finding mundane
items that are stuck, whether they are glued, taped, or naturally formed, on
every day areas i.e. walls, floors, ceilings and other objects. By visiting
urbanised areas i.e. the city and Balmain, I found a variety of different items
i.e. posters, nails, stickers, tape, hair, fluff and gum. As I focused on the
‘colour’ sub-theme, I was able to capture interesting aspects of these items by
emphasizing their vibrant colours in my photographs via natural lighting and in
the editing process. I could also determine how long that item has been stuck
for by looking at the richness in colour of the objects, and I also could judge
whether that object was stuck intentionally or just a natural occurrence.
Through this assignment I was able to alter my interaction
with image and the everyday aesthetic. By focusing on the small items of life that
go unnoticed, I highlighted the main concepts of Week 5’s reading, ‘Digital
Images, Photo-Sharing and Everyday Aesthetics’. This article centred on the
case study Flickr.com and was based on the social use in digital
photography. Murray argues that there
has been a significant shift in the way we interact with the everyday image as,
digital photography has ‘become less about the special or rarefied moments of
domestic living and more about an immediate, rather fleeting, display and
collection of one’s discovery and framing of the small and mundane’ (Murray
2008: 147). Murray also commented on the role of the amateur photographer that
‘can create and comment on with relative authority and ease’ (Murray 2008: 151)
and the idea that their photographs have ‘some sort of artistic aspirations or
pretensions in their composition, use of lighting or framing’ (Murray 2008:
155). In my collection of photographs, I discovered objects that are in fact, ‘small
and mundane’, and took on the role as the amateur photographer by focusing on an
artistic aspect of taking a photo i.e. colour. In my findings, I discovered a
range objects that were full in fantastic rich colours, whether they were on
posters, gum and signs and some that were rather dull in colour i.e. nails and webs,
which I could make interesting comparisons in vibrant colour vs. dull colour.
In the editing process I used tools that brought out these vibrant colours even
more. My choice in mundane photographs, sharp editing transitions, fast paced editing,
and choice in music with a bouncy adventure feel, created a realistic urbanised
environment. I feel that with these photographs and the way they were
transformed into a short video, I captured the concepts that were discussed in
the Murray reading and the theme ‘Stuck’ and sub-theme ‘Colour’.
Murray, S (2008) Digital Images, Photo-Sharing, and Our
Shifting Notions of Everyday Aesthetics. Journal of Visual Culture August 2008
vol. 7(2). 147-163.
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Title of work: Walking Down The Street
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