The bottle caps I didn’t want any light because I wanted to get the impression that they were what the fish were seeing. Currently in the ocean the amount of plastic goes down kilometres in depth which is killing a lot of the micro species because it doesn’t get the sunlight.One of the ice blocks which contains crushed objects from the destruction seriesFound objects were taken to be squashed, The space was harsh and I ended up using a flash for a lot of this work and a mirror to really try and capture a stark reality to the waste problemOne of the melted works using mirrors to try and capture the continuation of a major problem going on and on and onOne of the ice blocks series, trying to get this particular ice block out was a problem. Some of the shapes and textures were fantastic during the photo shoot I continued and what we’re doing to this planet, to think about icebergs and all of the plastic stuck inside themThis was one of the first few ice blocks I use the Perspex box and mirrors problems that I came up with were the condensation on the box and reflection this one was everything starting with L
Some of the problems I came up with whilst photographing the ice blocks. Sometimes there would be an edge that I really loved, the flash, and getting a really nice smooth surface so you weren’t reminded that it came out of a container
This was one of the submerged series taking the advice from the photography department to attempt to use white paper to surround the works to stop the reflection During this photo shoot, I thought about sports and dogs and my walks in the morning, this was a constant reminder of what I was seeing on the waterline the glitter was added because there’s so much glitter in the ocean currently that it’s changing satellite photos. this particular glitter is from a found object it was actually glitter moose so it also looks like pollution, The label even states that it’s holographic hair foam!Also during the squash series, it didn’t allow me to have control over the environment, harsh bright sun ended up influencing the process of these photos which I on reflection was ok because as a child I would always go to the tip with my father and it reminded me of this bright sunlight beaming down on all the rubbish.I purchased this little toaster for the melting process when it arrived it was very tiny so I didn’t extend on the melting series too much also because of the fumes involved in helping plastic I wasn’t keen on, if I had more time I would really like to melt in different ways rather than Cook but and have to know when to stop…Found objects being crushed. Beast of a machine, so poingnant to impact of plastic on planet! Photographing ice blocks outdoors this was the second photo shoot trying a different technique not using a studio set, just using light from behindAttempting to counter weight the perspex box with ice and water above the mirror for photos, to get the appearance of submerged ice blocksFound on the side of the road emptied it and used it as a assemblage with a small narrativeEnded up doing three photo shoots with straws, this was from the tray under the freezer before I purchased a bigger freezer it was a very skinny ice block, which ended up breaking and falling apart. Using some of the original objects one of my last photo shoots with the melting series, it’s been an interesting process and throughout this is the first time I feel like I’ve been able to make the objects ugly. Which I really liked because I’m trying to get across that it’s all shiny a new, they come in bright colours that entice everyone, but at the end of the day it’s rubbish and it’s really bad to the environment.
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