Polly Morgan - Endless Plains

Endless Plains is Polly Morgan's most recent body of work that includes a whole taxidermy deer, hollowed out and filled with bats. 
This body of work might look grim to some, however it is a reminder to us of the way that life and death works.

As humans it is easy to sometimes be seduced by nature's beauty, thus forgetting its power and control over our lives. In Morgan's body of work we are reminded that nature is not so kind. 
What makes this work disturbing is they way that life is depicted, it is not as if Morgan has frozen time, but more like she has taken control of time, setting up the Tableau of life and death. 

Polly Morgan, The Fall,  - All Visual Arts Gallery London

The Fall is prime example of the the circle of life, the fallen tree might have died, however it gives life back to the animals in the forest. As well as allowing fungi and mosses to grow on the trees's surface. However to complete this circle the fungi is killed and eaten by the birds that land on the fallen tree. Once more the words of Barthes come's to mind once more.

"Death is the harsh victory of the race, if the particular dies for the satisfaction of the universal"

Polly Morgan - All Visual Arts Gallery London

Sven Fennema - Urban Decay

Sven Fennema a German photographer looks at decay in places, mostly architectural spaces. much of his work looks at buildings and spaces that had history such as old theatres,hospitals, castles and churches form all over the world. 
Fennema's work is captivating, there is almost a feeling of fantasy to the images, the lighting gives a warm feel to some of the images, as well as cold in others. 
What is so special about decay and photography is that there is a dialogue between photographer and the subject weather that is a car tangled by nature or a building whithering away. The idea of this dialogue is that you can feel the past echoing all around you when you are in the spaces, if the image is good that the view should have the very same feelings of past echoing of the people that inhabited these spaces. 

Introduction to blog

Introduction to my Blog - About:

This is my weekly Visual Exploration blog. Here I will add a page every week on the work that we have created every week on texts that we have read and exhibition write ups as well as any photographic works that we make in those weeks.
The posts will consist of images, artist, books, blogs and any other photographic items that I find while studying that I wish to share on my blog.  

Umter Mag - http://www.umter.com/ 
This Magazine is new and special, so new it has only got four editions (As of yet). However that does not make it irrelevant, this magazine is some where, were young photographers or up and coming photographs can send their work weather at university or on an MA course to be published in one of their issues. Not only are there emerging photographers but there are some well know as well. 
Umter is well worth a look its fresh and exciting with many possibilities to go far. Opening a door for photographers that really want to start some where in getting their own work out there.   

Charlotte Hopkins - Six Feet Above  

Six Feet Above, a collection on work made by Charlotte Hopkins looking at the death of the Telephone Box. In today's modern climate the work is ever growing with the use of mobile devices such as the phone. This has lead to the ever beautiful red phone box slowly evolving over time only to now be a relic on street corners. 
This work is of interest as it feels as though Hopkins has photographed these boxes as if they were portraits, taking the images as night so they appear isolated and alone in the dark, but in the same way they light up as if they are beaming that some one has shown as interest in them. 

Charlotte Hopkins - Six Feet Above