Hali Weber--Assignment Part 1

1) Cornelia Hediger
2) The photographs are each a compostion of 6 seperate photographs pieced together in a grid format, 2x3. They are not aligned seamlessly, which draws attention to the distorted proportions and changes in the set. Each photograph has a very even bright light that leaves room for little shadow but much detail. They also appear some what flat, the colors are not saturated.
3) The piecing together of the images lends to the effect of pieceing together a story or a memory. Each photograph has the exact same model represented twice with two different personalities. These visual aspects lead me to believe that the artist was telling a story of what had happened and what she imagined happening. Sorta like those moments where you see the scene unfold before your eyes but in your mind you are picturing something different. Conceptually I think the distorted proportions also lend to this feel of a pieced together thought.
4) Almost all of the photographs exist in some sort or living space or a space that would lead to a living space, ie; bathrom, bedroom, den, stair way, hallway, etc. Each photograph has two people represented who are interacting with some sort of small object, hat, book, scissors, coffee cup etc. At the ame time the two personalities seem to be interacting or responding to the other and this can be noted by the body language.
5) If the concept behind the two bodies of work is about a memory or moment being retold in two different persepctives form the same person then the interactions with the sets really lend to that. Each set being chosen to represnt a living space helps to give off the effect of a memory from a child or adolescent, some one who really only has distorted memories of home. Having two people in the images or the representation of two people by using the same modle makes the veiwer preceive the images in two different ways; what happened and what was imagined happening or two different versions of a memory. The interactions between the two people appear like the person is fighting with their self, one person is generaly hiding or submissing to the other.
6) If I am interpretting Hedigar's concept correctly (there was no artist statement on the webiste), and her concept has to deal with split memories then I beleive her approach was successful. I think the piecing together of 6 images really lends to this idea, kind of like zoning in and out of a memory the proportions appear some what off. Using the same model to represnt both personalities also was a really wise choice to get across this cocept. After reading an interview with her I agree even more so that her athestics really helped to enhance her concept. Here is the interview .



1) Jim Goldstein
2) Each image is a black and white representaion of an individual in their spaces. All of the images are surrounded by lots of white space where the subject of the photo wrote something to the photograhpher. They all appear to be lit by some side light, whether it be natural light or from a flash it is hard to tell.
3) Relating these forms back to concept the grittyness of the black and white print help to really represnt the detail. The images appear very honest and geninue in a way that black and photography seems older and more authentic. These images were meant to just represnt the people and their living situations and I think using the light available was a good desicion, it helps the realness of the image in that nothing was created or faked. Having the poor and the rich represented in the same exact way really says something about how even the rich or poor when it comes to emotions such as happiness and love.
4) Each image has person and that person's living space. Each image also has a brief note that the subjects wrote after seeing the pictures.
5) By chosing to only show that person in their space where they most likely feel the most comfortable the artist is chosing to show a more honest side of these people since they are somewhere they dont feel like they need to hide. The writing are just as significant as the images and in some cases the writings were more intersting. I found myself more intersted in reading what the person actually wrote then in the typed up versions.
6) In documenting the rich and the poor I think these images were successful. I agree with using the same techniques for both groups because it really does bring them to the same level and makes the veiwer think. When I first looked at the images I assumed they were all of poor people but going back through them and really seeing and reading what they people wrote I started to understand the concept behind the images better and I really liked the way the artist did it. Clearly things aren't always what they seem.