ahhhhhhh............i like the frowning drawing. though, the photographs in this series bug me. the blurry low grade effect is too prevalent. it is too demanding and calls too much attention to itself. it is constantly reminding you that you are looking at photographs of work, which makes it difficult (literally and figuratively) to see through to the content of work. the effects naturally throw your attention towards process, and at best this creates a visual tug of war between process/medium vs. content and thus fractures the experience. At worst the emphasis on process gives it a contrived feeling, and because of the consciousness of process, its potentially charming spontaneity is lost.
even if the work was meant only to be viewed through photographs (making the photographs the actual work) then i feel there is still too little relatable between process and content to retain my interest.
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ahhhhhhh............i like the frowning drawing. though, the photographs in this series bug me. the blurry low grade effect is too prevalent. it is too demanding and calls too much attention to itself. it is constantly reminding you that you are looking at photographs of work, which makes it difficult (literally and figuratively) to see through to the content of work. the effects naturally throw your attention towards process, and at best this creates a visual tug of war between process/medium vs. content and thus fractures the experience. At worst the emphasis on process gives it a contrived feeling, and because of the consciousness of process, its potentially charming spontaneity is lost.
even if the work was meant only to be viewed through photographs (making the photographs the actual work) then i feel there is still too little relatable between process and content to retain my interest.