Photo essay of light and power switches
Photography of everyday aesthetics focuses
on capturing every day objects, which may otherwise go unnoticed. Murray (2008) discusses that such photography engages with these mundane, common
elements of our lives as opposed to “special or rarefied moments”.
‘Switched On’ reflects this concept through
the capturing of various images of light and power switches. The importance of these
switches in our daily lives is easily overlooked as a part of the every day
experience. These initially unremarkable images display essential parts of
accessing power throughout our lives.
This photo essay begins by displaying
simple, singular switches and moves through multiple-switch boards towards
larger power boards. The building progression of intensity of the images
symbolizes the growing expansion of electricity from switch to power. Throughout
the compilation of images for this essay, we became increasingly aware of the
variety of switch designs, realizing the vast array of ignored aesthetics that
surrounded us.
The essay takes viewers on a visual journey
to appreciate the unobserved, everyday objects that the contemporary practice
of photography is beginning to capture more and more.
Steph Bissett (42873827) & Georgia Turner (42858100)
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