Industrial Heritage
Your first feelings (notes)
Industrial revolution themed images, work with the exhibition environment as it is relevant to the time period of the building and its history of being a mill using machinery photographed. Images are unclear what they are due to extreme close up shots, but not macro. Some shots have been made up of lots of individual shots placed together to create a perfect lighting, and also due to the size of the machinery. I like the images as I like the harsh lighting to reflect the atmosphere of the mill and the extreme close ups.
Do the images work well together-say why or why not?
I personally think that the images do work well together as they all follow a recurring theme of historical relevance. They also are recurred in terms of focus point and lighting. The images are mostly all use a shallow depth of field to focus and exhibit a certain part of the image. The images are all shot on location and the majority use natural light.
The way that the photographs were placed in the exhibition also show why they were successful in working together. They were on tall boards, back-to-back in close proximity. I think this reflects the working conditions in the mills of the machinery's originality. The workers would work in often very dangerous conditions very close together. The display boards were placed in parallel lines with a walk way in the middle, showing the machines placement in the mill. The temperature of the mill (however this could not be changed by the artist) was fitting as the images were very cold and made the viewer feel quite disconnected. This was because of the harsh lighting and dark recurring colours. Over all I think the artist concept was portrayed clearly.
Comment on the overall style and visual language of the imagery.
The style of the images is dark and mysterious. I came to this conclusion as, because of the close up shots, the photographer wanted the viewer to figure out what the object photographed was. The colours are simple and recurred. The lines and patterns are harsh and edgy. Overall I feel cold and uneasy by these images, however I am curious to find out more about the historical references they have.
What do you think about the exhibition?
My overall view of the exhibition is the exhibition is very well presented and the location chosen to exhibit them has been well planned and thought out. The location gives the images a historical notability and a back story to relate the images to. The lack of information in the exhibition about the photographs makes the viewer curiously imagine the background and inspiration for the exhibition. This is something I will consider for my future exhibitions.
Selecting an image to individually comment on.
Your first feelings (notes)
Industrial revolution themed images, work with the exhibition environment as it is relevant to the time period of the building and its history of being a mill using machinery photographed. Images are unclear what they are due to extreme close up shots, but not macro. Some shots have been made up of lots of individual shots placed together to create a perfect lighting, and also due to the size of the machinery. I like the images as I like the harsh lighting to reflect the atmosphere of the mill and the extreme close ups.
Do the images work well together-say why or why not?
I personally think that the images do work well together as they all follow a recurring theme of historical relevance. They also are recurred in terms of focus point and lighting. The images are mostly all use a shallow depth of field to focus and exhibit a certain part of the image. The images are all shot on location and the majority use natural light.
The way that the photographs were placed in the exhibition also show why they were successful in working together. They were on tall boards, back-to-back in close proximity. I think this reflects the working conditions in the mills of the machinery's originality. The workers would work in often very dangerous conditions very close together. The display boards were placed in parallel lines with a walk way in the middle, showing the machines placement in the mill. The temperature of the mill (however this could not be changed by the artist) was fitting as the images were very cold and made the viewer feel quite disconnected. This was because of the harsh lighting and dark recurring colours. Over all I think the artist concept was portrayed clearly.
Comment on the overall style and visual language of the imagery.
The style of the images is dark and mysterious. I came to this conclusion as, because of the close up shots, the photographer wanted the viewer to figure out what the object photographed was. The colours are simple and recurred. The lines and patterns are harsh and edgy. Overall I feel cold and uneasy by these images, however I am curious to find out more about the historical references they have.
What do you think about the exhibition?
My overall view of the exhibition is the exhibition is very well presented and the location chosen to exhibit them has been well planned and thought out. The location gives the images a historical notability and a back story to relate the images to. The lack of information in the exhibition about the photographs makes the viewer curiously imagine the background and inspiration for the exhibition. This is something I will consider for my future exhibitions.
Selecting an image to individually comment on.
Describe the image you have chosen
I have chosen an image of rounded and tubed metal which belongs to a machine which is unknown to me due to limited knowledge. The machine could have been in motion or still in the image. The colours are brass and dark metal. The machine is clean cut with strong groves and lines. The image used a shallow depth of field.
Why did you select this image?
I selected this image as I thought it looked in place with the others. I also chose it as I liked the harsh lighting and shots of reflective light you can see, which is different from some of the others. I think this reflects that the shiny surface, although the machine is old, still can be used and is 'as good as new.'
Comment on the style and visual language of the image
This image, like many others, is unattached from any particular machinery. I think the artist was trying to portray that when all the images are together, they form a sort of jigsaw puzzle of machinery, meaning that the images all look like they come from the same machine, which is unlikely. The close up shots shows only the grooves and lines of the bolts and coils, unattaching itself from a time period or machine, however I think the industrial revolution was an obvious influence. The lighting used is sharp and uninviting, giving the viewer a feeling of strength and masculinity. The angle of the image is also enjoyable and notable due to its change from dark to light colours, showing metaphorical references to the work environment in the industrial revolution. The images use a shallow depth of field to focus on a certain part of the image. They were all shot on location and the majority used natural light. Some however use a maximum of two studio lights were needed.
While at the exhibition location, which was also an exhibition, I shot some images inspired by the exhibition. I tried to use some techniques used by the artist, such as a shallow depth of field, however I did use flash in some of the images which is different to the artist. If I had a tripod with me, I would have experimented by uses a slow shutter speed to capture light instead of the flash.
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