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August 08, 2007
Eudaemon's zebra crossing
I made these images because I wanted to find out more about photographing Eudaemon and as I was doing them I was aware that I was thinking about Svankmajer's Alice (especially the drawer in the dresser) and also Greenaway's 'Zed & Two Noughts' which is another one of my favourite movies. The whole reason for getting the zebra was to remind me of that film. The zebra for me generally symbolises all the opposites, black and white, life and death, beginning and end.
It's always fun playing with reflections, mirrors are such good props for creating some meaning. So is the eye, of course, which Eudaemon is still holding. She's wearing the red one in these which she was holding before, she changed it round and now she's holding one of the blue eyes that she was wearing in the previous pictures. I should think things would look very different if they were perceived through a red eye immediately after looking through a blue one.
The images mean quite a lot to me, I mean narratively, but I don't want to be a picture bore so I'll just leave it there and hope they're open to different interpretations for different people.
Posted by dollseye at August 8, 2007 11:42 PM
Comments
Yes! A resounding YES to these! I, personally, am drawn to the dreamscape of .... space and domestic item. These are really gorgeous and well-conceived. More.
Posted by: Zagzagael at August 9, 2007 12:57 AM
Ooooh, love the first one!
The look on her face, and the wee zebra really make me wonder what is going on in her mind.
Love that commode also!
(is that a commode?)
^_^
Posted by: Michelle at August 9, 2007 01:52 AM
Outstanding as always Jesse. The zebra is
a cool introduction. I am really drawn
toward the closeup as if they are in
conversation!
Posted by: Christy at August 9, 2007 06:29 PM