In my 1 to 1 with Sarah, we discussed my work and how it would progress. One of the practitioners suggested was the artist Richard Stezaker. His work 're-examines the various relationships to the photographic image: as documentation of truth, purveyor of memory, and symbol of modern culture. In his collages, Stezaker appropriates images found in books, magazines, and postcards and uses them as 'readymades'. Through his elegant juxtapositions, Stezaker adopts the content and contexts of the original images to convey his own witty and poignant meanings.' https://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/john_stezaker.htm I speculated if I could use this technique in a way that would help explain the narrative in my images. Not using it as a surreal expression but instead introducing images within images which can assist with explaining the narrative. Stezaker photos have informality and a light touch, but the complexity is soon apparent when trying to recreate similar work.
https://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/artpages/john_stezaker_old_mask_v_2.htm
Parents Wedding September 1947 with picture of Father as tank crew January 1945 - Photographers Unkown
Interpreting Stezaker work