In our first weeks practical we were asked to take on a task using an abstract state of mind. Using our cameras, we had the task of going to the jubilee building and using the idea of abstract portraiture we had to take images that referred to the building.
We had to show in our images, what the building was for, what it's like, creating a general overall theme for the building through the eyes of our lens. The main point from our teacher was to focus on the ambiguity of the image at hand, to describe it but not literally.
I think all the images below are successful in the sense that they are have some form of abstractivity to them. This first image was one of my favourites. I loved the overlapping and continuous lines and shapes throughout the composition. The geometric style to the image really enhanced the ambiguity but also represented the Jubilee building in a lot of ways. The jubilee building is known for business and maths modules, therefore the geometric and structured composition really complimented the style of work that was being undertaken within the building. As the image was taken from a low perspective, the building is almost given an authority which is an aspect that can be related to the building as it is a relatively new, and large building that stands out among the campus. However, the plain colours and repeated pattern could also bring quite a boring and mundane aspect to the image. In my opinion i think this reflects the building quite well to my own taste for the building, as I do not particularly like the style of the building itself as it feels quite boring and dull from the outside.
This image when looking over my contact sheet, I found the most obscure and interesting to look at. The reflection in the window creates a distorted, dreamlike state as the lines are slightly wobbly and looks as if the building is constantly moving. I wish that this image could have been captured with more people in the reflection as i am intrigued to see how this would have played out. However, i like the perspective as It almost looks as if the viewer is hiding and spectating as we are not supposed to.
Again, I selected this image as the perspective made it look unique. For some of my classmates, it took them a few seconds to grasp the perspective of this image. I liked the idea of people having to look closer and further into the image to understand what it going on. The image was taken in the same place as the first image in this post, just in a different angle and I liked how taking it from underneath made it look completely different.
This image was not one of my favourites, however it did stand out again the rest when selecting my images and narrowing them down. Again the due to lighting and shadows, there were so many different lines and shapes present in this arrangement. Although it may not look completely abstract, which is what the brief was, I still liked how the shadows created a depth and pattern throughout the flights of stairs. The shadows patterns are clear to see in the foreground as well as the background which I liked. There was a relationship between the continuity and the ambiguous which I found interesting to think about in my own thoughts.
This image here I thought was quite abstract when looking, you do not fully understand where it is being taken and what angle. Again, a common theme throughout these images is the use of continuous lines and structure. Reflection and shadows is also a key theme in my images especially.
Thinking about this task in relation to ideas for my final project, I do not think this theme is going to be carried on. As much as I find satisfaction in taking landscape images, I feel much more creative and involved when people are used in my photography. However, I did enjoy having to look as landscape from an ambiguous perspective as it took a lot of thought of how I could represent the purpose of the jubilee building through an abstract theme.
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