JJackson
COMD 2330 Digital Photography Exhibit Review
The Aperture Gallery was a fun experience for me. The atmosphere was festive. The gallery looked fresh and new. Even the smell all around me says I’m on a brink of discovering new inspiration from this place. There were other people there that were amused by this wonderful site.
The photographs shown at the exhibit really shown me about a different culture. There was a photo of a crossroad which was right by the city highway in Kolkata. It was beautifully taken in greyscale. The pedestrians were going about their day crossing the streets. Another photo shown was a view of the neighborhood from an apartment which showed the roof tops as well as birds hanging around. The next photo was a musician playing some type of instrument that looked like was made of a big squash, one string, and sticks in a particular kind of shape.
The photograph I loved the most was the photo of the market place being seen from a hotel room. The structural architect of the building have a nice role in leading lines. This photo was taken from a long shot especially at a high angle from the building across the street. The reflection on the surface of the street shows a great amount of depth to the photo as well. It really feels more like a painting instead of a photograph.
This exhibit is about learning different cultural customs about other people. It really
gives off an emotional feeling of wanting to go to this place. It make you want to go out and see the world in a different point of view from another cultures eyes in seeing their way of life. The exhibit communicates to us by sharing the cultural values of different places where people live and embrace the way of life .
You do a good job of commenting on specific photos. What about the exhibit as a whole? You did not describe the context for the specific photos you chose at all so someone who hasn’t seen the show would have a very hard time understanding what you mean.