Visits

Yesterday I went to the beach in hastings, it was great opportunity to capture different forms of decay and deconstruction. I was able to photograph some great pieces of rust from beneath the pier on the iron/steel gurders.

I also came across driftwood, broken fishing nets, frayed ropes etc which I was able to photograph, they were great examples of decay and deconstruction especially the way in which the threads untangled.

I was able to do a few sketches of some decayed and worn things I had seen such as a pillar and door handle.

I was able to take some great photographs of the inside of parts of a rusted car that had been abandoned.

Today I went to the Irving Penn exhibition at the National portrait gallery, although the subject matter was not entirely relevant to my project I found it to be a really good source of inspiration as many of the images were thought provoking.

The image of Alfred hitchcock showed him sitting on a worn and frayed carpet section, the colours and some of thebackground settings were inspiring. I loved many of the silver and platinum prints as the contrasts with use of light gave me ideas of how to photograph some of my own objects. The sepia tones and vintage look also portrayed an air of ageing or decay.

I found the exhibit useful and it sparred me to extend my areas of research and to look at more photographers for my file.

Now I need to collect more for a research file and begin to experiment with some idea and materials to create decay and deconstruction.