FINALS AND EXHIBITION DISPLAY

new shoot.

I decided to do a shoot with a male subject to add another part to the project like i have spoken about.
It is to make people think that men are also objectified.

here are contact sheets of the shoot.

Artists statement.

I thought i would have a look at the statement generators online first for a bit of a laugh.

This is one I got generated and its actually quite funny because some of it makes sense for this project.

I decided even though this is funny and sounds really pretentious it is at the end of the day I think it would be best to create an artist statement that isn't just complete bull s**t.

This is my statement. 

Alex Poirier is mainly working in photography but also known to produce moving image.

Fashion and documentary being his main influences and focus in the photographic field, work is neither one thing or another. Although using different techniques to produce his work (whether it be in camera, in post production or lighting setups) there is definitely a clear style and is recognisable. 

Often the work includes real life disputes/worriment and breaks conventions making slightly more controversial work. 

Everyday life, common points of argument and avoided/overlooked areas of living are his main influences to create his work, he has visited areas  such as; objectification of women, depression, life of a big city, bodybuilding and sadomasochism.

Because of the fact he works with real life issues or areas un-talked about lot of his work doesn't have a definitive answer and is often shown without a clear objective this makes it down to the audience to form their own opinions. 

Alex has a huge passion for the art of photography and continues to produce work whether it be a series, one off images or a moving image. He aspires to become the best in the business producing work until he is unable to do so.

final images..

I have three of my four final images ready and a shoot for my fourth in the next few days, leaving it a bit late but I feel I need this other shoot to give my series more legs (no pun intended)

My three finals so far are ....

EDITING EXPLAINED!

START

FINISH

To be honest it is very simple editing, firstly i quickly rubbed out some background then created a duplicate layer a selected the liquifying tool just to boost curtain areas and cut down others.

After that was done I changed the image to black and white. 

And to finish it off I just played around with the brightness and contrast. 

Its that simple!!

where I started and where I am now.

Firstly I started with the idea of 7 deadly sins but quickly changed to focus on objectification of women.
I feel that I have had a pretty straight and narrow approach to this project and there hasn't really been any deviation or bumps along the way. My original plan was to crate a body of work to cause and argument and all along the way this has been achieved, whether it be in group crits or feedback.
My original style and way of exhibiting has also not changed over the process of this project, the only real glitches I have had was the light boxes themselves and how to either make them or where to get them from, also I haven't completely adhered to my schedule plan.
I have also decided not to include any text or supporting material at the exhibition as I feel it is not needed and detracts from the idea that people make there own arguments and decisions.

Exhibition display!

For the exhibition I decided to display them on light boxes ... Because they are quite an expensive investment I have started to make my own.
I had quite a few trips to b&q buying wood etc to create these.


      I stared with a bit of wood and cut them to A3 size.

After than I screwed them together to create a frame.

          












   





     I then cut out a back from a bit of wooden board.

   
    
     Stuck the board on the back to complete my box.
    I am now in the process of paining them white and          
                                                                        getting the lights.


I also tested out what to print the images on, I found that printing it on a 120gsm tracing paper would work best.
Here is my test lightbox