I have decided to move from the installation idea and focus solely on the photographs which will tell the story.
I will begin the process of taking 'portraits' of solitary people through the windows of apartments, houses, offices, and modes of commuting (trains, cars, buses).
The focus will be on the aesthetic and mystery of the images, taking inspiration from painters such as Vilhelm Hammershoi and Edward Hopper, as well as the camerawork directed by Roman Polanski.
My plan is to produce a 25 of these portraits and present them in a grid, so that we are both voyeurs as well as observers of modern living conditions.
My prototypes for these ideas, particularly the photo of the woman on the bed, have convinced me that building the sets and dressing them myself is the way forward. 25 photographs is an ambitious number but I am keen to save on costs and work by reusing and recycling materials. Rather than make entire rooms, I will build the windows and place them in various homes, a process which worked well for my 'Welcome to the Real World' photograph seen earlier in this blog.
As yet I have not thought of a suitable working title, but the theme is isolation and modern living.
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| Someone at the window, with the outside reflected in the glass(left). The grid of photographs of people seen in their homes through their windows(right). |
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| Hopper, E. (1928) Night Windows. |
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| Hammershoi, V. (1893) Untitled. |
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| Roman Polanski often deploys camera angles through doorways so that we are unable to see everything. Rosemary's Baby (1968) Directed by Roman Polanski [Film] |
