Sunday, October 19, 2008

Midterm


 This series explores the idea of purgatory.  The feelings of being trapped, isolated, cornered and then defeated.  There is a solitary, ghostly figure in each image.  The figure's feet are still and in focus, where the body is blurry and ghost-like.  The hands are also in focus in some images.  This represents the inbetween stages of life and death.  Parts of the body are still intact and tangible while the "soul" is trying to break free.  The symbolism of the hallways and doors as corridors to the other world is used repeatedly, as is the symbol of the corner representing being trapped.  The figure is trying to break free of the structure of the empty house and escape outside- whatever that may be.  (I drew inspiration for this series from my Transformation image below).



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