Facebook stalking is an addictive habit, it is at it's most enjoyable when people you think are perfect are shown to be in compromising situations with strange boys, accidentally flashing their pants, or seen displaying an attractive double chin. It is as entertaining as seeing our favourite celebrities splashed across gossip magazines with sweat patches. We like to see this people's imperfections and private moments, however the way that we brand ourselves on Facebook, and census images we let be associated with ourselves makes this difficult. Facebook is used narcissistically, to glorify our lives, like celebrities are in fashion shoots. So me and my team mate Hannah have been trying to find photographers who like to capture these private moments we try to hide from the public eye.
This is when I stumbled across Nan Goldin. His work seems to capture moments as if he is a CCTV camera at a hotel, or looking in through a window, with his subjects completely unaware. They capture true emotion and give the viewer an insight into real life situations. The viewer feels at ease as they can look without been seen, so we do not feel bad fro prying into the person's lives. I love how some of the images appear grainy as this adds to the secrecy element, as if the pictures have been taken quickly and not in a studio with studio lighting for the perfect image. The pictures are not about perfection, they are about not being discovered, and aim to find out more about a person, that we would not normally be able to find out from them.
Caroline
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