After analyzing various artists, I have drawn a lot of inspiration from Jeff wall. I personally really like his approach to tableaux photography and his ability to capture a moment by reconstructing it in a live setting, as well as his attention to detail. I am particularly inspired by his image “Milk” due to the display of emotion that Wall has been able to capture. The idea of the erupting milk carton has inspired me to reproduce images in this style, utilizing various objects to use as a representation of a metaphor of inner emotion. The explosion of the milk carton can be seen as an explosion of inner anger and frustration. I want to portray inner emotion through the use of inanimate objects to show feelings of Occupation Vs Liberation within a person in terms of how they feel mentally.

I would like to photograph my subjects in environments where they may be experiencing these emotions, such as out partying, feeling a sense of freedom and liberty, or behind closed doors, feeling occupied by their own minds. I would plan out every element of my shoots, such as time of day, outfit of my subject and their exact body positioning and facial expression, reflective of Walls highly meticulous tableaux shoots. I therefore intend to create work inspired by Walls tableaux approach to portraiture and I would like to incorporate the themes seen in “Milk” as I find them very intriguing and a great way of portraying a story.