2. The images included in this series all have a unifying aesthetic. For me, they all show examples of have deep, rich, smooth color. Each images color connects it to the next image. Where the color doesn't one of the letters creates a break in the pattern to show a definite switch in tones. Some images contain places where people can connect. While others contain actual people connecting (touching) or a hint at it.
3. These devices create a distinct connection for the series. It's obvious that they are meant to be placed together once you've spent enough time with the images. At first glance they seem jumbled and slapped together. These attributes are what hold them together.
4. Many of the images include motels, people alone, people together, niagra falls, and letters.
5. When showing two people together its attempting to show an honest attempt at a connection between them . They would meet in hotels to attempt these connections. It feels as though he's relating relationships to the actual falls themselves, rough, smooth, and beautiful. The letters, while heartbreaking at points, are also full of beautiful words. The emotion is there in them, just as it's there in the images.
6. I feel like this series was extremely successful. When I really take the time to look at it I can feel how these people are connected or being disconnected. Each image shows an example of this. I do think that Alec is taking an observational approach to the concept. There is no judgment through his lens. He's really thinking about what is going on and accepting that it's what happens in life. People leave but you'll always have these places that mean something.
1. Philip Toledano's Phone Sex
2.This work contains portraits of people who are phone sex operators. They seem to be in their own homes, a place where this activity takes place perhaps. The artist has brought in professional lighting which gives the images an observational feel.
3. The images do portray the artist's concept. He wanted to explore this fantasy world that phone sex operators create for their callers. The images are paired with part of the conversation that he had with these people. Their words is what really drives his concept home. The images themselves are well composed and interesting but the words paired with them are what really engages the viewer into this series.
4. Inside of the frame for each image is the person behind the voice. They are shown sitting down in their, assumed to be, home. They're in living rooms and bedrooms posing differently. The light has a pretty consistant quality throughout the images, although at times its a little brighter than in other images.
5. The lighting is a good tool for the concept. It gives the people within the images shadows and highlights making them feel a little mysterious. Which is what a phone sex operator would be to their callers. They might know what they look like but they don't actually know them. Having the subjects in their home seems almost natural for this. That's where they do their work, its just shooting people in their work environment. This happens to make the images more personal and relatable.
6. Overall I think that Mr. Toledano is successful in executing his ideas. His other series also have a very straight forward approach to the subjects. His use of words in most of his work is what makes the series for me. Especially this one.
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