- An artist, and educator, working on creating ideas of political ecology and photography.
- Addresses complex issues within her work from history, questioning ethics and capitalistic models.
- Won an award and has held many exhibitions/had her work published.
Analysis –
I think that this picture taken by Naomi White as part of her ‘Plastic Currents’ is a successful photo showing a theme of Anthropocene, which is what we are studying, because the photo could represent a glacier/iceberg due to the colour of it. This has been created, and this could have been created through the use of the plastic bag on top of a lightbox for a bright background which would amplify the effect where she has positioned it which creates it to be darker on the bottom and lighter on the top, through the use of layering the bag on top of itself in various ways. White has also used a subtle glowing golden/yellow light, layered underneath, which can be used to show how these areas are being effected more and more due to the Anthropocene and how global warming is slowly beginning to impact the earth more and more in places. I also like how Naomi White can make these plastic bags, which are becoming more dangerous, look beautiful as it would grab your attention and once you realise that it is a plastic bag and what she is symbolising, it would make you think twice when you go shopping to bring a reusable bag instead as you would have this reminder in your mind and how you’re contributing towards the Anthropocene.
In my own work, I’m going to use Naomi Whites style for inspiration when taking photos and I think that this will get me to consider the shapes that I am creating when using the plastic bags and how effectively I can use them. Similar to Whites work, I will experiment with using a lightbox and an infinity screen to create the bright, white background which she also has as I think that it is able to make the coloured plastic bags stand out well and catch your attention as well as highlighting all of the different creases which have been created by the bag.