because the spaces and places around and in my dwelling (where I spend a great deal of time) become more interesting the more I look. I am documenting my house, the place where I have spent so many years in order to unite what I remember from the past, to what actually exists in the present.
I photograph to remember, to place myself into my own life, to actually see what I am living instead of watching my life like it is projected before me on a screen. Photography is my way of truly seeing what is important, guiding me towards remembering beauty and joy in life that resides in but subsequently transcends the mundane everyday.I photograph to cherish what I take for granted.
"Through photography, quotidian matter is given a visual charge an imaginative possibility beyond its everyday function. Luscious and sensual treatment, shifts in scale or typical environments, simple juxtapositions and relationships between shapes or forms-- are all employed here. The iconography for this strand of photography includes objects balanced and stacked, the edges or corners of things, abandoned spaces, rubbish and decay, and fugitive or ephemeral forms, such as snow, condensation and light...In truth, there is not such thing as an unphotographed or unphotographical subject. It is for us to determine a subject's significance, knowing that it must have one, for the artist has photographed it and thereby designated it as significant."
From: The Photograph as Contemporary Art by Charlotte Cottton
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Some of your photos are absolutely gorgeous! I love the intro you give to each set. Glad I was randomly directed here by Blogger!
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