FINAL IMAGES
WHY DID I CHOSE THIS IDEA?
The reason I want to focus on this area (overpopulation/overcrowding) is because I believe it is a real problem for Jersey. Not only is this negatively affecting the environment but the limited space and housing crisis is detrimental for the people living on the Island.
I think these style of photographs shows just how Anthropocene is effecting us without it being obvious or boring. I love the use of repition in Michael Wolfes work, it suggests that humans are only repeating what they are already doing instead of fixing the problem they have caused. Whereas Stephanie Jung’s work how the busy lives of the city and crowded areas while it still being creative and effective.
WHAT DID I DO?
I started by walking around the busiest areas of St. Helier to try photograph big crowds after work hours before then focusing on buildings and architecture. I wanted a variety of different types of buildings in various places, time, angles, etc. as I think this was a great way of showing off exactly what Jersey has to offer while still linking it to Anthropocene and my area of overcrowding/overpopulation. To link back to Stephanie Jung for some of my photos, I messed around and lowered the f/ stop to create movement which I think adds to the depth and the message of the images. This works best with cars moving as the lights create a path to follow.
WHAT COULD’VE BEEN BETTER?
To make my work better, I could’ve done another photoshoot to create better images and spent more time on making a series of images to layer on top of each other – inspired by Stephanie Jung. In the extra photoshoot I could’ve also focused more on apartment blocks and offices as this would link to Michael Wolf and his repition of buildings. I think having more images to work from would elevate my work even more and not limit to quite similar pictures like I have.
OVERALL ANALYSIS OF PROJECT
Overall, I am really proud of how this project came out but I do think I could’ve made it a lot better if I had spent more time on them. I think I was able to find a mix between Stephanie Jung and Michael Wolfs work while it still being original and different.