Starting Point

“Abstract photography can be defined as capturing images in which the subject isn’t the most interesting element. Albert Renger-Patzsch and Aaron Siskind photographed the ordinary to reveal their beauty. Uta Barth reversed the typical use of the camera, shooting out of focus and Andreas Gursky photographs the repetition of elements. During this unit, you will investigate appropriate examples of abstract photography and respond in your own way.”

There are objects in the world where it doesn’t grab your attention – it could be the lack of hierarchy in creation, it could be the special color choice, and it could be the damage of time on it -, in fact, you might ignore it in the daily life because its too common. However, nothing is common; under the right circumstance, the right lighting, the right angle, the right background, and the right focus, the object, the subject of the photo, could vividly present itself in a way that you would have never imagined, in a way were it becomes gorgeous. For example, a normal pencil, the type of the typical pencil, sitting on a typical table with normal light ball lighting on top facing a wall would not be as interesting as the same pencil, but this time facing the window where you see the burred, uncleared red light (the dawn) drags the yellowness circular object (the sun) down into the ocean.

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