- Norwegian fine art photographer from Oslo, Norway.
- One of her biggest and well known photoshoots is “Plastic bag landscapes” where she raises awareness of the throw-away culture while also extracting its beauty.
- She hopes that her work inspires viewers to think twice about their consumption of plastics.
- The inspiration grew from living in London and the vast amount of waste.
Her work – ‘Plastic bag landscapes 2014’
Analysis –
I think that this photo taken by Vilde Rolfsen as part of her 2014 project called ‘Plastic bag Landscapes’ is quite successful in conveying the message which she is creating of raising awareness of plastic bags through their beauty. She is able to make this effect efficiently through her photography by using the effect of layering two different coloured plastic bags on top of each other which have various crinkles in them to create a messy and ruffled effect to the photo. The blue plastic bag in this photo can be used to symbolise the ocean or other areas of water such as lakes, ponds, etc and how the dangers are hidden underneath as the creases due to the positioning of the bag create a whirlpool effect which can show how everything always falls into each other and links together which have bigger consequences in the long run to humans who will live on in the future. The use of the red/orange plastic bag layered underneath and how many people tend to ignore the dangers of pollution which humans are creating as we don’t want to admit to our mistakes and how we have this hidden guilt underneath as we have all contributed towards this problem in some way. I also like how the bag can be seen to be slightly illuminated in the background which can emphasize the red plastic bag and what it symbolises as it creates a sense of urgency as it is highlighted to be in your face.
In my own work, I will consider how Rolfsen uses plastics bags through layering and how she uses the crinkles which have been created through the coloured plastic bags that she manipulates using the lighting in her photos as I really like the effect which that is created from this as it adds a layer of emotion and sensitivity to the photos as it will create a thought process for the viewers. I also want to experiment with the plastic bags being taken individually, similar to Naomi Whites work because I think that it would be a good way to expand on the beauty of plastic bags theme as well as creating mountains or glaciers which are being affected by global warming.