Theme #2: Outside Environment (from windows)
The Web
Artist Statement:
This theme invokes a sadness within me, because the viewer sees only pictures that were taken from inside, suggesting that there is no opportunity to be outside for long during this time. The fact that everyone is on quarantine makes these pictures seem a lot more relatable, since people stay at home for the most part. I had the idea to take a picture of the spiderweb that's on one of the windows in my house - which worked out really well. In the 4th picture, I thought that if I positioned the boat like that, it would add a sense of loneliness to the photo. The third and first pictures were taken from about the same place, but both of them show how bare the trees are. The second picture is showing hope can be seen through these tough times, with the green trees in the background. I chose to make some of the photos black and white because I thought that it would make them more emotional. I left the rest in color because I tried to make them black and white, but they did not look that great in black and white. For the spiderweb picture, I was debating between 3 pictures that I took, and ended up sticking with this one. Out of all the pictures that I took for this, I feel like the spiderweb picture is the best.
This theme invokes a sadness within me, because the viewer sees only pictures that were taken from inside, suggesting that there is no opportunity to be outside for long during this time. The fact that everyone is on quarantine makes these pictures seem a lot more relatable, since people stay at home for the most part. I had the idea to take a picture of the spiderweb that's on one of the windows in my house - which worked out really well. In the 4th picture, I thought that if I positioned the boat like that, it would add a sense of loneliness to the photo. The third and first pictures were taken from about the same place, but both of them show how bare the trees are. The second picture is showing hope can be seen through these tough times, with the green trees in the background. I chose to make some of the photos black and white because I thought that it would make them more emotional. I left the rest in color because I tried to make them black and white, but they did not look that great in black and white. For the spiderweb picture, I was debating between 3 pictures that I took, and ended up sticking with this one. Out of all the pictures that I took for this, I feel like the spiderweb picture is the best.