Use the moths hopefully. View them as the things that keep you sane and on the right path; like they’re your friends. Look at them supernaturally with a childlike perspective or attitude. Photograph them romantically. Play with scale and quantity. Immerse yourself in fairy-tale situations as a way to escape the effects of your parents’ divorce, or the divorce in general. Perhaps these images are of your subconscious. They are the places you wish you could be. This approach seems much more natural. I feel like photographing this concept would be much less forced. I feel like I have more creative space going in this direction. Acknowledge the moth(s) to communicate that there is a relationship between them and me; otherwise, they may be confusing or even superfluous.
I could experiment with taking on moth behaviors as myself and not involve the moths literally.
I could find the moths everywhere; every time I open a cabinet, turn on a light, open a window, come out of a room, etc. Reference May Through September and how she writes about an infestation—that would better relate to my original idea. In this case, I feel like ignoring the moths’ presence would make a much more powerful statement. The viewer would hopefully get the idea that they’re the silent lurker, waiting for the opportune moment to turn everything into chaos. Or, that I have to be extra careful around them, so as not to disturb them and trigger mayhem.
Not sure if I want the narrative to progress or if I want the images to have the ability to stand on their own.
Don’t be afraid of your idea progressing into something else.
The Atlas moth are not good fliers and often don’t stray far from where they hatched their chrysalis. Photographing at home is a good representation of this. Moths also not straying far from me in my images could also be another perspective of the same idea. Think about small things triggering chaos; one fluttering moth can cause the rest to panic. This could be the “ending” or “close” if you decide to have a progressing narrative.
INFESTATION!
As a result of the small panic attack I had the other night, I went through the comments made on the critique blog about my concept and tried to elaborate on other ideas presented by my classmates. I wrote furiously for about 20 minutes and the above is the condensed (hopefully less confusing) outcome. These are my ramblings to myself. Everything is jumbled and I’m having an issue separating which ideas flow with what aesthetics and vice versa. I can’t decide if I want a progressing narrative, or images that can stand on their own. I’m not sure if I want to photograph my initial concept or my newer, more hopeful idea. Or, if I want both the original idea to flow into my newer idea and have it all be one happy concept.
I didn’t get a lot of feedback on these images in the critique blog. Suggestions? Comments?
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