Saturday, 27 October 2012

Photographing my movement

So after taking pictures of the ballet, i realized that really and truly i didn't want to capture a still second of movement. What i really want is to have work that u can feel and see what movement has/is happening.  I'm interested in the marks made by movement. But in a bid to capture that in relation to my movement i needed to use materials that left a trace. I decided to do a photography project  using light and powder to trace my movement. Using a 30 second long exposure, iv used battery powered fairy lights, a sparkler and baby powder to show the spinning movement. These are the results.

 This is me spinning around with a sparkler in my hand. U cant see me moving only the trace left behind.



 The baby powder doesnt give the same sharpness as the light bu it does still leave a trace.
This is the battery powered fairy lights, i wrapped them around my arms and rotated my arms. It almost look as if i have wings and am flapping them trying to fly.

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