To mark our 100th blog post we thought we would revisit the 58
selected images that launched the ishotkatemoss collage.
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| Zev Jonas' 58 images installed in his studio |
These images were captured on film as in-camera
montages of layered media we are surrounded by in public spaces.
"I am interested in how we exhibit, view and
mass-produce images of each other and how these often carbon copied representations
become individualized - by the effects of time and location - and interpreted. Looking
towards the decay of a romantic portrayal of ourselves, I find a fascination
with the distinct lack of control we have over what happens to images over
time. As the human visage is constantly repeated, systemized and codified I
believe that our perception is altered.
My vision regarding the presentation of these photographs was
in a moving, changing and ever-growing collage – allowing for constant movement
and change based on the speed of our interaction. I believe that if we slow down,
particularly in today's fast-paced world of constant bombardment, we will
experience and see the image, the change and the impact on ourselves so much
more clearly. We experience one face in so many different forms and shapes that
we become desensitized. As a result we stop seeing the transformation to who we
are, beyond the superficial layers.
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| Some of Mr.Phomer's contributions |
It was deemed that kate moss was the perfect subject to explore
this theme given that her image is one of the most reproduced representations,
used to market and commercialize the idea of beauty and now ‘art’, in modern
history.
After being bombarded by the deteriorating wheat-paste posters
and learning of the Christie’s auction I felt haunted and stalked by kate’s
image. It became overbearing and I couldn’t stop seeing her ever-changing face.
As I explored sources to express myself, I felt a frustration that there was
not a coherent forum in which to discuss such a dialogue on the array of topics
I believed relevant.
I felt that my own art was not, unto itself, a satisfactory outlet
in which to address these issues as I wanted to, and feel as though I am being
successful, in creating a conversation amongst and between the artist, the
consumer and the viewer in all of us.
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| Am I a pretty girl? SpongeBob |
The impact of societal expectations regarding celebrity, privacy,
sexuality and commercialization I hope makes this blog’s dialogue relevant to all.
Such a discussion is readily available given kate is the most recognizable model
on the planet. The fact that she has been turned into an object of/for ‘art’
allows us to turn the conversation towards appropriation, copyright and artistic
interpretation – thereby allowing art photography to respond to commercial
photography. We are therefore writing about, while fostering, the practice of
image making and the visual impact of the pictures on all of us." Zev Jonas
Observe. Slow Down. Shoot. Submit.
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