The majority of Bruce's work doesn't particularly link in with my themes of homeliness and personal nostalgia. However,
The Photographers' Room does represent the same kind of intervention with photographs that I am experimenting with. For this analogue project I wanted to explore the different ways an image can be presented other than just a print, hence my research around mixed media artists. I have also decided to focus my attention on my bedrooms, both at home and at university, precisely the subject matter that Bruce explores in this installation.
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Although this is clearly an installation piece and what I am working would still be traditionally hung on the wall, I do see connections. Bruce is exploring the power of snapshots when exhibited en-masse within the context of what appears to be his student bedroom. However, with this installation, the photographs of it will never do the amount of detail justice - literally every inch of the room has been captured. However, the audience would never be able to experience this in it's full glory without being within the room itself. This is where the similarities between our projects end. I want the amount of detail within my piece to be epic, but I also want it to be accessible, and not too overwhelming for the audience. For me, it is not only about the images themselves (exploring my bedroom/s and how I have made the space my own), but also the technique of stitching the images and taking digital techniques back to their analogue roots. However, what looking at Bruce's project has confirmed to me is that I can't make this piece of work on a small scale, it just wouldn't capture attention. It needs to be large and saturated with detail, but with some empty images as well to give the viewers a break from all the, let's face it, stuff, that features so heavily in my bedrooms.
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