This week I initially continued to experiment with different
manipulations in photoshop trying to convey the same eerie aesthetic as one of
the images from the last critique. However, I felt that many of the other
images I was taking did not work as successfully with this effect. I continue
to experiment and I think my most successful photograph is the yellow block of
apartments. I returned to using
sickly saturated colors to create an initial blissful appearance whilst hinting
at something unnatural and distancing the viewer from the architecture. I think
this photograph most successfully conveys my content because it aesthetically
draws the viewer in but also makes them question if all is what it seems. The
chairs lined up outside the windows all hint at human presence yet the space
seems strangely quiet.
This second photograph that I feel most successfully conveys
my content hints at the connection between our façade and external appearances
with our identity. Whether it be the façade we present through the clothes we
wear, the car we drive or the exterior of our house, they all contribute to how
others perceive our identity. The flag hanging outside of the houses gives the
only clue as to this person’s identity. The windows seems closed off and
vacant, the chairs are empty and the structure’s design with its huge columns
is both glorifying yet intimidating. By moving close to the sealed off windows
and placing the flag centrally, I hoped to emphasize the limited amount we
reveal of our identity on the outside of our home.
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