A well-known war-photographer Robert Capa made a famous statement for photographers, "If your picture isn't good enough, you're not close enough." But this words is settable for the viewer too, “If you cannot see the details, you’re not close enough.” That is true, the perspective limits our vision if we see far away, and also we can’t see too much detail.
The work “WHO IS JOKER?” is aimed to make a discussion of who is the most sham man in the world. Mao (China), Obama (USA) and Mona Lisa (Art) (can be other people) are compared with Joker (Real masked man). The audience can see another sides of these people, the smile of Mona Lisa is sad, but somehow it is malicious. It let us rethink the personality of these people, or something related.
Some questions brought out.
1. The political POV of China and USA.
2. What is smile? Happy? Sad? What is behind it?
3. Mask, who didn’t wear mask? Who wear the mask well?
4. Expend the possibilities from 2D to 3D, much more unexpected can be explored.
Why tag on wall?
It would be treated as a person- missing notices on street, that means “finding the true Joker”, which is another meaning of the topic “Who is Joker?”
Also, 3 levels of pictures are aimed to give hints for passengers to see them in different perspectives interactively. Unlike the original idea that one big poster for each picture was framed and put on a clear white wall, the audience may not easily get the motive of this work.
Funny work!! As I say in the presentation, this work may have some limitation. Some people may not reach the height of your work, then they will all see the smiling face. However, maybe this is another interpretation.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to play with the perspective and shows different faces of public figures. The presentation is complete. Might need to adjust the format if you want it to be like “advertisement of finding people”. It is also a good idea to show it in the public space and communicate with ordinary people.
ReplyDeleteIf your picture isn't good enough, you're not close enough." But this words is settable for the viewer too, “If you cannot see the details, you’re not close enough.”
ReplyDeleteIt is somehow like a tautology...
Sometimes, things are not approchable. It does not mean we are not close enough. It is the designated mask ( like the predetermined thinking) design and judge the result.
But,I really like the use of different angle to look a photo as we need to study the things close to know the truth.
its really a funny observation to let us audience to see pictures in this special way, i concern your picture mostly about the new perspective you bought to us more than the ' POV of somewhat countries '. In fact, if we apply this perspective to another pictures like just our friends, this effect should apply also but there will not any thing about political....therefore i think that this work may not probably has to do with 'political' or ' something behind it' , its a very interesting method to even change a 2D pic into 3D, but i think that why you have to use political people.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to preceivethings in another new perspective. What we actually see may not the "real" one. It may have a totally different messages/meanings of itself. The work creates a contrast after changing the form from 2D to 3D image. In order to increase the impact of the work, you may consider to use characters with the same facial expression. for example, all they are smiling/crying/talking..etc.
ReplyDeleteBesides,is it possible to have some relationship between the characters and the location you selected?
Irene