Some people define photography as art and some don't. Some say digital manipulation of a photo is an art and some say no. We live in a world full of discrepancies, where the definition of the art of photography is hardly identified.
We are here today not to discuss about the definition of the art of photography, or whatsoever, we are here to merely present you our perception of photography, regardless whether or not they are classified as the nature of photography. Our photo installation consists of 3 parts, where mine is entitled "the constraint of perception".
I picked up photography about 2 years back, when I owned my very first camera. Along the way, I always been doubtful where to begin with. They are way too many theories about what photography is about, especially in this digital age where good photos are easily obtained. Almost everyone can get good photos after few attempts and understand how a camera works, but what makes an excellent photo? A photo with correct exposure? creativity? composition? or post processing? I am here not to discuss or judge what makes a good photo because I am still learning, I am here to share with you my findings along my photography journey.
I considered myself as portrait photographer, where my photography subject is always, of course human being. Besides the angle, composition, creativity, exposure and etc, one thing always bother me is the viewfinder. Viewfinder is what a photographer uses to focus, compose and read the exposure metering when using a DSLR camera. About a year ago, I have this weird feeling after a shooting session, indeed viewfinder has more function than what it suppose to has, it limits our vision. Our camera is actually, or I could rather say most of the time, confines our visual to certain extent, ie camera only capture part of our vision. That small discovery is what triggers my idea of today's installation.
Photography is sometimes constraint of perception. In this installation, I put up photographs that i have taken in the last 2 years, some new and some old. All the photos are cut into two or more in irregular sizes and shapes, then combine with one another. Viewers can see the photos in close range in a confine space, within which, every single image has its own identity. This photo installation is experimental rather than sorely a presentation of idea.
Constraint of perception often occurs in our daily life where we believe what we see what we hear and what we experience. That is our perspective and our perception. More often than not, our perception is only part of the truth, in our circumstances. Life is like a camera, we only capture our perception, and make believe it is beautiful. That is the core idea of the installation.
Hope you guys like it and please write your opinion down should you have any recommendation or impression about the installation.
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