Eugene Atget

I know a lot of you will be like- Eugene Atget everyone knows him but somehow I didn't until now and I LOVE him. So here are some of his beautiful photographs of Paris in the early 20th century.

Artist statement

In my work I aim to create images of discomfort. I take photographs at night in isolated spaces so as to enhance the feeling of foreboding that something will happen or something has happened. I present a deliberately ambiguous scene allowing the emotions of the image to be more accessible to the viewer.


I am instinctively drawn towards windows; they add an element of voyeurism to the image which the night scene enhances.

In my process I look at each image individually and try to locate a better image within it and crop it down to this. This brings up an issue of size and scale that I will be exploring further.

Feedback

I'd really love to get some feedback on my work. I'm interested to know whether you think the colour photographs or the black and white photographs achieve my objective. I'm starting to wonder myself if the colour photographs are too focused on the saturated colours that illuminate from long exposures. All comments are welcome and I can't wait to read them.

Black and white night photography

Colour night photography

Artist Statement to date

First of all I'll update you with my artist statement then upload some new images.

My aim is to create a narrative through the medium of photography by making choices of space, lighting (day, night) and framing. I want to make a narrative that is sinister and dark and unclear. I want an uneasiness to be felt by the viewer when they view the image.

Video project

In college we got given a video project and I based mine on a day in the life of someone who is depressed. I did this using only reflections so as to slightly distort the image and give the feeling that one would be looking through their eyes. Check it out through this link http://www.vimeo.com/8693126 or by clicking on the title of this post.

Thomas Struth

I've loved this artist's work for a while and you can probably see that in my work but I just think his photographs are amazing.

Rut Blees

I really love this artists work. I love its grittiness, the colours- everything and its really the kind of work that I want to do myself.

Some New Photos

These images are a lead on from the artist statement I put up in my last post. They were taken at night on black and white film with a long exposure. I really like the night time atmosphere.