Even for myself, at first glance, forgetting why I am photographing the work, the images appear to be marginally void of rationale, the meaning is not that open. Void is the word. But that's the irony. My inspiration was drawn from several main areas/artists:
- Sarah Palmer: wild, elements of juxtaposition, juxtaposition that may trigger elements of mental thought/pattern, seemingly inconsequential
- Linus Lohoff: Bold imagery, creative, humorous - out of the mundane.
- Traditional still life painting: use of mundane (although objects of luxury/meaning), for symbolic meaning.
There is a strange irony to the images. The photographs stick to a fairly minimal aesthetic, bold/static backdrops with one object of interest. But the meaning behind it? Not so simple. Its a play on the typical still life symbolism, somewhat mocking the deep symbolism and to those who look for it, or those who believe it's entirely necessary in a piece of art to be worth interpreting. The juxtaposition of objects is to confuse/change their use - therefore, potentially, their meaning. Visually, some images become either what it is trying to be or something entirely different. For example, the cut avocado mimics the shape of a flame. Whilst the grape sitting on top of the candle stick becomes nothing, just shape. Uninterpretable shape. It means nothing besides the new shape it's become. In other images, I have used colour reversal to almost mock the object. A dying banana, now black, with a bright yellow backdrop to highlight its death. Again, the irony here is the use of symbolism. It is far from traditional still life, but the use of symbolism here is slightly humorous.
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