“Reflections” is a project that Sebastian Magnani has presented. In this series, he does not shoot the subject directly but rather captures their reflections in a spherical mirror. These photographs are not only visually appealing, but they also make us consider how we see the world above us.
Everything has an opposite pole. Good and bad, bright and dark, spiritual and physical elements, the future and the past, heaven, and earth, soft and hard
Image Analysis:
In Sebastian Magnani’s images, she had the reflection of a whole new picture. It gives people a sense of contrast. The reflections in the mirror, it gave the audience a different possibility in comparison of structures, colors, moods, and various lighting.
He once said about creating this collection of reflective photography, “There are a lot of possibilities of reflections but not a lot of good ones,” “So it’s not easy to get.” This shows that reflection is a criterion in photography that can take time and is difficult to control, having the camera at a correct angle with the things reflected in the mirror correctly wouldn’t be easy.
– He had great use of the shadows in the reflection and the background. In some of the images, he made the reflection feel connected to the background, while others may be visually completely different. Additionally, through the shadows and lighting in the image, we could tell that the image on the top left corner is shot during the afternoon, where the shadows of the leaves are reflected to the ground.
– The texture in his piece was also shown very well, for example, the rough texture of the rocks in the background, and the mirror giving a smooth texture reflecting the sky.
How does the image inspire
– I believe that it is not exactly the message of the photographer I am inspired by, but the results of his artwork. As a reference to his photographs, I will be reflecting a flower in my mirror. On the other hand, the background would be of the factories and buildings. Through my photograph, I want to reflect on how nature has been overcome as society developed. Trees are cut down and replaced by buildings, and the opportunity to see flowers and plants is increasingly rare.
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