Father
My father was part of a tank crew in the Royal Engineers using the Churchill Tank. He often said his survival during the war was down to the thick armour of this vehicle. This particular page is the most poignant for me. I thought my Dad was invincible, I suppose we all do?
My Father in Army Fatigues. Archive Image circa 1939.
Hotel Room circa 1994, C E Wright.
The two photos are taken by my father when he went on holiday soon after my Mother’s death. He had taken quite a few images of this empty hotel room. The single bed and empty chair represent a profound loss and sadness to me. I liked how the two photos linked into the Vase image in a way saying my Mother was still in my Fathers presence.
Single Bed
Empty Chair
I had an idea to reassess what a mask is and what it does. I started by dividing the face in to different zones, my idea was to cut these zones and mount them on a base to create a 3D effect. I liked the idea of rotating the masks until they formed the face. I did a rough model using wooden dowel with the picture mounted on board and a base mask to fix to. It’s proving very difficult and Im not sure if it’s possible other than using a computer generated model. I will chat with Wendy in my next meeting to see if its worth pursuing. If the concept worked it would be a good way of transferring the still image to video to display in a gallery.
Dividing the image
How the forms interact
Colour Zone
Colour Zone 2
Many facets
3D Mask Experiment