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Exposed is an exhibition with a collection of photographs showing how different artist have portrayed the subject of surveillance and voyeurism. Voyeurism, even tho linked to surveillance, is an unacknowledged aspect within the bigger topic of photography. The exhibition brings up many peoples' views on surveillance as well as show casing some intresting but sometimes off putting images. Surveillance has become a big topic recently through the years, with the 'Big Brother' theory, yet this way of photographing has been around since the invention of the hand held cameras. Artists such as Harry Callahan feature in the exhibition with works varying on the scale of intruding on the varied subjects lives. His work Untitled was shown in the exhibition, this work shows a more sutle form of surveillance with the image being shot from a camera maybe held at the hip, hence the angle and subject in the shot. The high concrast in the image draws you in to the image.
"I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that their individual feelings were worth expressing. To me, that makes photography more exciting."
Harry Callahan
This quote for me best puts his view across for this work and also relates to the image. Other images from the exhibition were totally different from Callahan's work yet relate so well in the subject and the greater meanings behind the images.
Exposed is an exhibition with a collection of photographs showing how different artist have portrayed the subject of surveillance and voyeurism. Voyeurism, even tho linked to surveillance, is an unacknowledged aspect within the bigger topic of photography. The exhibition brings up many peoples' views on surveillance as well as show casing some intresting but sometimes off putting images. Surveillance has become a big topic recently through the years, with the 'Big Brother' theory, yet this way of photographing has been around since the invention of the hand held cameras. Artists such as Harry Callahan feature in the exhibition with works varying on the scale of intruding on the varied subjects lives. His work Untitled was shown in the exhibition, this work shows a more sutle form of surveillance with the image being shot from a camera maybe held at the hip, hence the angle and subject in the shot. The high concrast in the image draws you in to the image.
"I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that their individual feelings were worth expressing. To me, that makes photography more exciting."
Harry Callahan
This quote for me best puts his view across for this work and also relates to the image. Other images from the exhibition were totally different from Callahan's work yet relate so well in the subject and the greater meanings behind the images.
Alison Jackson, The Queen plays with her Corgies from the series Confidential, 2007
Walker Evans, (Subway Passenger, New York), 1941
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