Wall-Page-Screen: Explaining my final project idea and thought process.
My initial project idea was to photograph other people’s work in galleries and exhibitions and then print them out and hand manipulate them to create something completely different out of the original photographs. The idea behind this was to make the viewer think about how different representations of a photograph can affect the brain. I wanted to combine this project with psychology and personality.
Some questions I though about are:
-Does the way we visualise photography with different aspects make us see the original meaning in a different light?
- Does it make us see a different meaning?
-Does it change our perspective/thought process?
-Does it show different personality?
-How does it make us feel psychologically visualising different elements in the same photograph?
-How does it affect our brain? Does it play tricks on our mind?
Photographers’ work I looked at:
-Louise Lawler, Sherrie Levine
As I begun visiting different galleries and exhibitions, I found it quite hard to create my initial idea for this project. I didn’t really have a clear thought on what to photograph in those spaces so I started shooting the space as a whole. Thinking about it now, I wouldn’t have had enough time to create the first initial idea as it would have been very time consuming for the amount of time we actually have to finalise it.
After talking with my tutor and visiting a variety of gallery spaces and exhibitions, I came to the conclusion that I want to simplify this idea and just focus on photographing the spaces of contemporary galleries (simple white walls), in comparison with the more overwhelming, ‘old-fashioned’ galleries (colourful, loud walls).
Exhibition and galleries I visited until now:
-The Wallace Collection.
-Gasworks. Exhibition: Libita Clayton: Quantum Ghost.
-Marian Goodman Gallery.Exhibition: That which is not drawn.
-The National Gallery.
-Tate Modern. Exhibition: Franz West.
-Tate Modern.
-Victoria & Albert Museum.
-White Cube, Bermondsey Exhibition: Tracey Emin: A Fortnight of Tears.
Other places I have in mind:
-White Cube, Mason's Yard. Exhibition: Christian Marclay.
-National Portrait Gallery.
-Tate Britain.
Photographers and photobooks I looked at:
-Candida Hofer
-Thomas Struth
-Architectural Photography- Eric De Mare
-Architectural Photography- Joseph W. Molitor
At this moment I am trying to collect as many photographs as possible. My aim of this project is to capture (or at least try to capture) empty gallery spaces that will focus on the interior and architecture of that space.
