picture perfect
Prompted by the observation that the ‘picture-perfect’, close-knit, extended family of the family album rarely reflects the reality of day-to-day life, 'picture-perfect' combines archival imagery, new photography made in the family home, and writing from family members trying to piece together the way they portray themselves in albums. Looking to create an honest, reflective atmosphere, to highlight the way albums are treated, not as honest depictions of life but as idealised “storybooks” of how we wish our lives looked. This work is intended to make people consider their own families and how they use their albums: are they accurate representations?
Temporal Illusions
In this project I have been creating a continued study through my work into the human concept and perception of time and it's passing. So far in my investigation I have looked at the way time is perceived in both slower and faster environments, how the role you take within your environments can also affect this. Within this I look at how the audience can interpret this time to be moving.
In this first set of this series I focused my investigation on how age and company can affect the way people perceive time to be passing. The intended viewers perception being how time is slowed in these scenarios. I have however enjoyed the adaptability of the message and how it can be so easily interpreted in different ways. based on the viewers life experiences and emotional attachments.
Temporal Illusions II
With the second iteration of this project I have continued my exploration of time through photography, this time focusing on the way a high speed environment can have the effect of time running at different speeds for different people parallel to each other depending on their role in the situation.
