Artefacts and desktop photography

This photograph shows a 100-year-old orange which my great grandfather received as a Christmas present in his youth. So rare at the time and according to family folk law, he sat it on a shelf never to be touched. After many years it took on the patterner of pewter and resembled the finish of my grandfather's tankard. I liked the concept that organic material can look the same as that which is human-made. I decided to photograph the two together. It just seemed right with a great story attached. I'm not sure if this will be in my WIP as it does not fit in with my other images.

Experimenting with still life

Self Portrait

Mother Circa 1940’s

Following on from a lecture with Sarah I decided to continue using artefacts, such as this flower jug and incorporate them with photographs of my parents. I am trying to link the history of my family with out having to resort to text.

Still Life of Vase with a picture taken by my Father

Due to my difficulty in walking at the moment, my only option is to concentrate on desktop photography. I began looking at artefacts belonging to my parents, following on from the theme I started last year. This jug has been in the family since I can remember and assume its dates from the 1950s. My mother would use it regularly for flower arrangements, but sadly in my possession has been relegated to a cupboard. I decided to use this vase as a narrative for my parent's love. My idea initially was to photograph the glass jar and pair it with another photograph creating a diptych. I will try this but decided I would attempt using other images as backgrounds. I found it successful in inserting images within the jar and began working with different photographs relating to the theme. One photo haunted me, taken by my Father in a hotel room he occupied soon after my Mothers death. The picture focuses on an empty chair a metaphor for my Mothers absence? I'm not sure my Father would have consciously thought that but who knows. I intend to explore this concept over the following weeks.