Finding Inspiration- Christian Boltanski

                All of my installation pieces are going to be outside, and due to the time of year that the exhibition is in (November) there will most defiantly be a lack of light. I need a light source so that the details of the photographs can be visible and hopefully appreciated. Therefore I needed to be enlightened on the different approaches I could take when illuminating my photographs/material, and so I have turned to some of Christian Boltanski’s works.

 

 

 

                Although all of these works are displayed in interior spaces, the interesting use of light has given me some more creative directions when planning the illumination of my own work. The centre image in particular with the orange cast to the light, reminds me of the glow of a candle, something I think would be an alluring feature when looking into a bottle or jar, as it creates a sense of fascination. The thoughts of fire/candles was also provoked by the shadows in the bottom image, the figures remind me of depictions of people dancing around a fire.
                I have primarily used these photographs for their aesthetical features and for technical inspiration; my denotations do not truly reflect the context or theme behind the images. These three images are from a series in which Christian Boltanski focuses on using a range of mediums to ‘represent a deep contemplation regarding reconstruction of the past’, specifically the tragedy of mass murder.  


(Images found on http://www.armoryonpark.org/index.php/photo_gallery/slideshow/boltanski/)