The Photographer's Gallery:
When visiting the gallery, I realised just how different people's styles are when it comes to taking photos. My personal favourite out of all the photographers had to have been Cao Fei without a doubt. Her film 'Nova' was incredibly mesmerising and I watched it once and had to go back. The colours and just the events occurring in the film were, simply put, well thought out and genuinely captured my eye perfectly. The photo's of the two characters in the film (Images 17-20) really fascinated me as it felt as if they were in the room with us. The silhouette of them made me feel as if they were simply in the way of the projector and they were present with every other person watching the film; this aspect I truly did love. I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen throughout the entire film.. One thing I enjoyed about all the photographers was how immersive their displays/rooms were. The feeling of being surrounded but their work wasn't in any way unpleasant, it was quite enjoyable. An image that evoked a humorous response for me was Italian General Mussolini in the sea. Due to my history GCSE, I know how much of a war-head he was and the conflict he put upon society but him in the water completely removes the touch character I'd built him up to be in my mind.
Personally, the piece I didn't enjoy as much as the others was Alejandro Cartagena's photography, simply because it wasn't as immersive as the other projects. I didn't completely understand the purpose of his photos despite watching the video provided where he explains his work.
Overall though, going to the gallery was a pleasant experienced and I'd definitely recommend anyone to watch Cao Fei's "Nova".
When visiting the gallery, I realised just how different people's styles are when it comes to taking photos. My personal favourite out of all the photographers had to have been Cao Fei without a doubt. Her film 'Nova' was incredibly mesmerising and I watched it once and had to go back. The colours and just the events occurring in the film were, simply put, well thought out and genuinely captured my eye perfectly. The photo's of the two characters in the film (Images 17-20) really fascinated me as it felt as if they were in the room with us. The silhouette of them made me feel as if they were simply in the way of the projector and they were present with every other person watching the film; this aspect I truly did love. I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen throughout the entire film.. One thing I enjoyed about all the photographers was how immersive their displays/rooms were. The feeling of being surrounded but their work wasn't in any way unpleasant, it was quite enjoyable. An image that evoked a humorous response for me was Italian General Mussolini in the sea. Due to my history GCSE, I know how much of a war-head he was and the conflict he put upon society but him in the water completely removes the touch character I'd built him up to be in my mind.
Personally, the piece I didn't enjoy as much as the others was Alejandro Cartagena's photography, simply because it wasn't as immersive as the other projects. I didn't completely understand the purpose of his photos despite watching the video provided where he explains his work.
Overall though, going to the gallery was a pleasant experienced and I'd definitely recommend anyone to watch Cao Fei's "Nova".