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| The Beginning of the End |
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| The Rainy Choices |
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| The Plot Thickens |
The original idea was
to photograph abandoned locations and objects along the canal near me
(Trent and Merseyside). I then wanted models or a model within the frame
acting as though the item or object wasn’t abandoned.
Taking inspiration from Trent Parke’s Minutes to Midnight photo-book and
Duane Michals photo-sequences, to create my own surreal photo-sequence.
These images required a lot of planning before shooting and a lot
of coordination when producing the manipulated
images.
The Photo sequence was
called 'The Disconnected Businessmen' and consisted of three
images, shot in various locations along the canal. They depict a very abstract story of a disconnected
businessmen.
'The Beginning Of the End' is the first image in the sequence yet
can also be seen as the end of the sequence as well. Within the frame
are two models, one dressed in business attire
and the other wearing casual clothes. The model in business attire appears
in the image four times, two of which depict life and death. The model
in the more casual clothing plays the role of the 'observer'. He doesn't intervene only
observes which, as the viewer, causes you to question his specific role
within the image.
The second image 'The Plot Thickens' gives the businessman a bit more
character depth. He is looking at abandoned objects within the frame; a
detective piecing together a crime scene. Again,
we see the second character observing the scene but does he play a bigger
role?
The third image 'The Rainy Choices' is the last photo within the sequence and finally reveals that only one of the two models is aware of
the other one leaving the viewer questioning the narrative of the sequence and creating a sense of the uncanny. - Thomas Griffiths
