My final project is inspired by Andreas Gursky, my first photographer research presentation.
After doing research on Andreas Gursky, I realized photography can be applied in daily. It can be very casual and random.
Thus in my final project, I want to explore the possibility of daliy object. Wholesele market is a place that people go very often. For me, I never discovered the beauty of a whole market as every time I just go in and grab the things I needed. After doing this project in Walmart, I find out the stock in market could be a very interesting composition. If I didn’t do this project, I may wouldn’t be able to discover the beauty of market.
“2012.06.27 08:33:09”; “2012.06.08 08:25:58.”CreditPeter Funch. From V1 Gallery.
“Peter Frunch Sees the Patterns in the People on the Street” is one of the articles by Teju Cole written in New York Times Magazine “On Photography” monthly column. This article is talking about a series of portraits taken at different times but the same person and place by Peter Funch. I really inspired by the concept, it looks artistic and realistic at the same time. I remember when the camera technique first came out, people use it as a documentary tool rather than an art method. After looking on this series of pictures, I realized art and document can exist at the same time. Teju Cole commented on those photos, “Photography can remember for us what we didn’t think or were not able to remember for ourselves.” However, at the same time, it would remind us the beauty of life. Although people getting older and older, wrinkles on our faces recorded the time, it is the meaning of life.
After doing all the research, I decided to start my project with Tourette Syndrome. Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. That may involve repetitive movements or unwanted sounds (tics) that can’t be easily controlled.
I remember a dream I watched before, one of the character inside he has the Tourette Syndrome. He always failed to maintain a relationship because his girlfriends scared by his sudden movement. Especially when he feels shy or nervous about doing some Intimate behavior. In the drama, he tried so hard to control himself. In the end, he found a girl who doesn’t care about the symptoms. So in my project, I want to do a layered picture. One layer is shaking, the other one is steady. The shaking one will be black-and-white, that means their dark side and the side they don’t want. The steady one is the colored one, the side they want and the normal people has.
Usually, I will go home for the weekend, every time I will buy foods and bring clothes from home to school. Here is my journey
The first thing I will do is put all the frozen food or drink into the fridge.
Then, I will start tidying up the clothes I bring from home.
Hanging the jackets and shirts.
Hide all the bags I used to carry stuff into the closet secret corner.
DONE AND START A TOUGH WEEK AGAIN 🙁
About Portrait
I like taking pictures for my friends, I always want to record their facial expressions, especially smiles. Before doing this project, as a Portrait Photographer, I only focus on their face because I think that is the most obvious part to show the feelings they have at that moment. But in this project, as most of the people are too shy to show off their face, I changed my focusing to the body. I realized body is also an important part to express the emotions. Moreover, the aims of taking portrait have not to be necessary record the feelings, but also capture the beauty of human body. Thus, in this project, I have focused on the photo structure cooperating with human body, trying to blend the environment and human body naturally. A portrait hasn’t to be shoot in the studio officially, it could happen everywhere.
Self-Portraits
Friends
Strangers
She like strong contrast colors.
Blue is his favorite color.
