One idea that I had to execute this project would be to display the Seven Deadly Sins, but rather than whole figure shots, I want to be able to confidently express each of the Sins in a photo of just this much of the subjects:
I want to show the characteristics of each person in regards to body language, expression, and minor props. By leaving the eyes out of the frame, I believe that this would allow for the viewers to focus on all of those things greater.
Another sub-idea to that idea would be to photograph a bunch of "American Stereotypes", or even "America's Sins". I would want to photograph my subjects the same way as in my first idea, but the subjects would be doing things like smoking a cigarette, eating a sloppy cheeseburger, drinking a beer, smoking marijuana, caking makeup on, texting, perhaps throw in a politically motivated topic, etc. Again, by leaving out the eyes, the subjects will be able to focus on all other elements of the images easier.
So, the purpose or 'story' that I will be conveying will be more or less pointing out the flaws in our society and generations today; the things that we all do so often and don't realize the affects these things either have on ourselves and/or the world around us!
Let me know what you think! :)
- Also, I commented on Brenna Weinstein's post!
I like the idea of American Sins better than the broad concept of the Seven Deadly Sins... the catch will be presenting the content in a new way... Sins are most often depicted with humans... think about how you can approach with without the *expected* use of the human form...
ReplyDeleteThe American stereotypes idea sounds interesting and could be slightly more powerful than the seven deadly sins idea. This project could take a satirical route as well as a disturbing route, so there's a lot to work with inside the concept.
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