For this project I have taken the "Circle" from the Coen Bros film "Hudsucker Proxy," adopting the circle as a theme for the cycle of life. Wales is my home and it is very special to me. My family all live there now having returned to Wales after many years living elsewhere in the UK, and abroad. I am the only member of my immediate family living "elsewhere." Maybe it is because my siblings are all in Wales, or maybe as I grow older, I realise even more how much I miss the landscape.
In my images I am trying to convey the longing I have to return to Wales and how at this point in my life, it is not yet possible. It is out of my reach.
I have researched the work of Elina Brotherus, Brea Souders and Jonathan Critchley, as well as looking again at the art works of Joannes Vermeer whose enchanting and elegant lighting is always an inspiration to me.
We have to submit two images in different locations. My first will be of the landscape, and my second will be an image of my daughter looking out of a window. My bedroom faces north; north light is beautifully evocative and I'm hoping to achieve an atmospheric image that conveys my yearning for "home."
During our Formative Assessment on Tuesday this week, I was able to show the images I had shot in Wales. Both our lecturers commented that there are a few that I could use, but that I should continue to develop my idea, shoot more images and "see what happens." I am happy to do this, in fact the presentation and the comments I was given have motivated me.
Here are some of the images from my trip to Wales.
River Taf, Llanfallteg West, South Wales
Preseli Hills, Cardigan.
Red Berries
Manorbier Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The Old Baptist Chapel, LLanfallteg West
Llanfallteg, My Home from 1960 to 1989 though I left in 1978
Capel Mair, Llanfallteg.(Denomination Indepndent) Here I was Christened and Confirmed
Preseli Hills, Cardigan. The Barbed Wire prevents me from "getting there"
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