For my final piece I deiced to use three frames of different sizes to frame up 6 prints. I got the frames from a gallery because they were no use to them due to having no backing or glass but they were perfect for me. I measured the mount-board and my photos to achieve a central finish with even boarders. I also measured the mount-board to fit inside the frames to act as the new backing. The theme of the exam was Variation vs Similarity. I explored this idea by using mirrors and frames to play off the idea of how we variate the images we take by alterating them by using the viewfinder. My inspiration for using frames for my final work was the Salon of Art Exhibitions which used lots of small frames to cover the walls of galleries. This fitted in with my project because my final images all used frames to frame something (E.g. Window frames).

For this frame I chose to use 3 landscape A5 images as I thought they would be stronger in a collection of three. For the shoot in which I took these images, I used a easel which I borrowed to hold the mirror, my mirror from home and I decided against using a tripod as I thought it would be easier to position the mirror in the center of the image without having to move and adjust the tripod. The were taken on the cliff paths of Jersey near or on site effected by war. This shoot was in response Guillaume Amat’s work which focused on used mirrors as a way to reflect a view which added to context to the image. For example the image below which shows a prison with the reflection of a tree with a clear background, which in opinion is a sign of hope for the people in the prison that one day they will be free.

For this frame used two pieces of work that were inspired by Chen Po I. He creates work similar to that of Guillaume Amat in the sense that he uses frames to send a political message. Instead of using mirrors he uses window and door frames to frame backgrounds. I chose to put these to images together as they both contain more natural backgrounds and have similar compositions.

I thought this was strongest image, so I decided to give its own frame to stand alone. This image was also inspired by Chen Po I but I chose to use a slightly different frame from what he normally uses (the open door). I like how the light inside the shed looks like it is coming from the light source outside which adds to the overall look of the image.