These series of photographs are a reflection of my experimentation with conveying a sense of detachment and disillusion about the subject. Using a pillow case, black leather belts acting as restraint, I put the subject inside an oversize white box and adjusted the lighting to create deep shadows to express a sense of emptiness about the space around the subject. While on the one hand, I am pleased with the aesthetic outcome of the photographs, on the other hand I am displeased with the clichéd feel. Throughout my progress on this course, I have learnt that I am naturally drawn to conveying the literal, as opposed to delving into the world of the abstract; an artistic discipline which I love and admire. Thus, I feel as though I would like to pursue a more poetic way of exploring internal divisions and detachment through film and possibly even an installation. In addition, I want to experiment with not using a subject, but rather focus on either a small aspect of a human subject, but only in relation to another material. I feel that this departure would be less clichéd, and would limit the audience's emotional response a lot less than if they were presented with a subject.
This change in direction has also shown that me that I am able to recognise my own way working, and how I can challenge myself to work outside of my comfort zone; a lesson which was much needed.
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