One example of Martine Stig using repeated images. One double-spread page is seen to have nothing but one image in the top left corner; that of a hand. The next double spread page contains four photographs, with the previous image being revisited. This changes the meaning of the photo, and evokes a curiosity in the reader, as they try to make connections to each photograph.
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'Same Page' is a picturebook that presents the importance of perspective, as two photographers are asked to separately photograph one subject. The two images created are then put together to form a diptych, keeping an anonymity of the photographers. The product of this experiment is a huge variety of photographs, exploring multiple angles, uses of lighting, and subject placement. The fact that the images are curated in the form of diptychs, emphasises the difference in the meaning and atmosphere of the individual images - allowing the reader to draw their own comparisons.
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My personal favourite of the diptych's I made was the last one- as the process of curation was interesting especially for my own personal interests. I asked a fellow pupil in the classroom to think of two objects and they said, 'keys' and 'car'. I then decided to go on my various music platforms on my phone and find album covers containing these objects. After finding these covers, I created my diptych using them, and the final product interested me in terms of perspective, leaving the meanings subjective. My own interpretation was the link between the two objects, and how a small narrative could be created, provoking question and thought.
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Diptych 1: Girl and Tree.
This diptych was the first I made, so I decided to make it by choosing images I'd already taken from separate projects; images I knew and were comfortable with. I think the two pictures in the form of a diptych works nicely because of the similarities in shape and direction. For example, both body and tree seem to be pointing diagonally to the bottom left, complimenting each other even with their differences in texture and dimension. The top image seems more complex than the bottom image as there are more patterns and textures, yet both images do not reveal the full subject, creating a sense of curiosity and highlighting the fact that there is more than meets the eye; visually and artistically, this diptych is effective in provoking question within a viewer. Diptych 2: Dog and Hand, After learning the technicality of creating a diptych and having completed my first attempt, this second diptych was made in a different way to the first, despite the artistic similarities. I asked two of my friends who are also photography students to send me an image they had taken that week, instead of asking for their favourite as I felt that would have been more contrived. I created the diptych using these images, and I particularly appreciate the shadows that both images create separately, and how that aspect creates a nice link between the two images. I also considered the psychological attachment that a viewer may make between the hand and the dog, and that's why I placed the image of the hand to the right of the dog, as if it would break through the borders and interact with the dog. |