1.
I am going to explore the fear and experiences
of impaired visual perception through means of photography. I am interested in
the evolution of this project during this quarter and where it will take me; but
I am first going to depict my personal experience and fear of continued lost
vision. I am going to construct scenes and depict images of my vision through
topical distortions. I will photograph my subject or staged scene and then distort
the scene through my cameras lens to focus on how I see not only without
corrective lens, but also how I image blindness would be and the effect it
would have on me.
I want this to incorporate other
senses that I would lean on such as touch, and the texture of objects, as well
as the psychological experience it may have such as feeling trapped or lost. This
concept originates from my personal experience of poor vision growing up and my
codependence on stronger corrective lens over the years. I am motivated to
explore this project to give sight to my audience on the visual strain I have;
the ultimate goal of this idea is to allow my audience to visually experience my
perspective, and my fear, and my reality. This is important for me to produce
because it is a daily and vital function of the body that diminishes over time
and many, including myself lack.
2.
I am looking at the neoclassical painting era. Artists
such as Jacques Louis David inspire me because his work and the movement
consisted of sharp outlines, reserved emotions, deliberate compositions, and
cool colors. The sharp outlines
and lighting within many of the scenes remind me of my technical aspect that I
cater to when I shoot. I would like to mock some of his prior works, through
environment and lighting styles creating my own scenes.
I have also been viewing the paintings of the Miaz
brothers, who use acrylic creating blurred, abstract portraits. These paintings
are inspiring to me because even though they are paintings they have a duality
to them that read as a photographic portrait. They also remind me of the
sublime paintings of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko. Jonathan May’s documentary photographic works with blind
children in Africa have also inspired me. I am intrigued
how he has been able to share these children’s deficit through second person
imagery. But the main person that has inspired me to photograph my story,
experience, and fears through vision is Mark Andres the program director of
seeing with photography movement featured in the Shooting Blind book. He has put together a organization of artists
who have compelling, heart filled, and playful imagery on their first person
perspective of what it is like to be visually impaired. I want to continue to
research the movement of art programs for the visually impaired because it is an
important movement to give those without the blessing of communication through
sight thus giving us with sight the ability to learn and understand a greater
reality.
3.
The starting equipment for this project will
consist of digital camera, experimental distortion tools to be placed over the
camera lens, models, and photoshop after effects and digital manipulation.
Technically I will be using profoto, elechrom, and speed light, flashlight, and
alternate light sources dependent on the subject and scene.
4.
My goal for the completion of this project would
be 7 sets of 2 images printed at 12X18 or larger, they will be presented lined
up with the in sharp image accompanied by the blurred images rendered to my depictions
of the idea. I would also like to look into presenting them with different
lens/glass of distortion degrees laid on top of them when appropriate.
Inspiration shot for how to dipect what i see and my fear:
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