So far in my project based around ‘Variance and Analyis’ I have explored artists including Lewis Bush, John Coplans, Tim Booth, Huang Qingjun, Michael Wolf, the Bechers and John Baldessari. I have drawn inspiration from these photographers in exploring people’s personal belongings, the details of people’s hands and the faces of buildings within Jersey. After experimenting with different approaches to ‘Variance and Similarity’ I have decided that the route I want to take draws inspiration from Michael Wolf and Lewis Bush by exploring the features of buildings and the patterns within them that cause variance and similarity within them.
I have explored this area so far by first photographing blocks of flats and offices and then further developed this by photographing other styles of accommodations, including hotels. I have experimented on ways of presenting these photographs by using GIF’s, typology grids, double exposures and by using photograph to remove parts of a photograph to reveal another photograph. These techniques of presentation all intend to allow the viewer to view the photographs side by side and to compare them.
From here on out I intend to expand on my project so far by photographing more houses within specific areas of Jersey as you will find that housing in different parishes will have different structural styles and fashions, as well as some being more modern. This links to vernacular architecture as these structures are unique to the location. I also plan to expand on the shoot by looking into geology – the study of rocks. I think that it is necessary to do this because I have been looking at man made structures in Jersey, which are often made from granite. Granite is a natural resource that is abundant in Jersey so in contrast with looking at the faces of man made structures, I believe it would be interesting to explore the faces of natural structures such as cliff faces. I could then experiment with these photographs and contrasting them with the photographs of houses by using some of the presentation techniques that I have experimented with so far.