057: Polaroids

Firstly, sorry about the terrible quality of these scans. Anyone who knows me knows about my love for cameras and film of any sort - I've had a polaroid sitting in my cupboard for who knows how long - so when I discovered The Impossible Project, you can only imagine my joy. These were taken a while ago now, but here are 8 of my polaroid photographs, featuring Alia and Sam. These particular 8 are going to be hung in my exhibition.

056:

“I don’t know what they are called, the spaces between seconds – but I think of you always in those intervals." - Salvador Plascencia 

055:

stringing words together in vain hope that one day you will fly high enough to encounter what I sent to the stars, many years ago. perhaps the strength you once found in the ocean will come to you in the sky - when every lost moment fits together. like the puzzle we encountered, and spent our time together trying to find the last piece. maybe you’ll discover the truth about why we never found it, why it never came to us. I can only hope that you’re still looking. and if you d like to find me, there, in the skies, then I will come to you. so that we can endeavour to discover the years we ignored, and forget the moments we were searching for - we’ll know what was missing. maybe we’ll know where we went wrong.

054: I need to hear you tell me you don't want my love. Put your hand on your heart and tell me it's all over.

This song makes me want to cry and hibernate for a thousand years. José González's music always has such a profound effect on me. His introverted, yet absolutely captivating melodies, combined with deep vocals (on a figurative and literal level) never fail to draw me into something reminscent of a paroxysm - I can honestly say that no other artist evokes such an intense emotional reaction from me.


Edit: I just found out this is originally a Kylie Minogue song.... MINDBLOWN

053:

"Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic." - Oscar Wilde

052: Podhajsky

So much talk about my graduating exhibition but nothing much to show in the blogosphere. Leif was one of my main inspirations throughout the course of the past two years, (moreso this year) as I began to distance myself from mainstream photography and enter the field of digital manip. You may know him for his more familiar work with records; Tame Impala, The Vines. I am now obsessed with symmetry and repetition and Leif's work is incredible. Delving deep into the obscurities of our connectiveness and psychedelia, Podhajsky creates a surreal balance between perfection and ambiguity. If you don't know him, and are into art/design etc. I strongly suggest you click here.

I think my favourite of his work would be the COAGULATED PHYSIQUE series, some works featured below.

051: Currently

   I've been feeling pretty down lately, but as usual using music to lift my spirits.

And everything is a-okay because I have a Paul Simon record playing, and I'm dancing to 'You Can Call Me Al'.

My art exam is in 10 days. I am scared.

050: Phonograph

I have been re-designing/creating/making my room over the course of the past seven months. I decided I'd be happy with it once I actually had a decent sound system in my bedroom accompanied by the phonograph turntable that's been lost in the realms of my house, so that I actually get to listen to the records that I buy. AND I FINALLY GOT ONE! Feeling pretty excited about that, possibly my only source of happiness right now. Chilling in my room a lot more frequently. Will post photographs of my bedroom at some point in my life. I want to remember it at this moment in the years to come.

049: Period of Stagnation

   Sing me to sleep, sing me to sleep, I don't want to wake up on my own anymore.

048: Burning every bridge that I cross

The only thing I feel right now.  Painting myself with hopelessness.