Having started to focus my researches on the theme of the game, I went through the collection and chose different plastic toys that could have a link between each other. I wanted my project to be based on my theoretical researches about toys but also to question the concept and the use of these objects using the photographic medium, creating illustrative still life composition and colour.
I
do believe that toys are a wonderful tool that can be used to talk, express,
attract and educate. As a marker in time, toys can define and target different
generations of people. They have a tremendous emotional connection with your
deep inside. They remind you of the formative years of your life and who you
were going to be and thus creates nostalgia. They represent a time of great
imagination but also the innocence without the worries that come with adulthood
such as money, work, the potential turmoil of a relationship etc. This is why
photographing toys would be, in my opinion quite powerful.
According
to what I have found and liked in the collection, I decided to narrow the
research to toys used in water (water gun, beach ball. watering can in a
friendly animal shape for kids to play with, bath toys…etc).
However,
I was not satisfied enough with these objects. I decided to narrow again the selection
by adding the keyword: “animals”. I wanted to talk about the plastic waste in
the ocean and how it affects animals and indirectly us as fish eat plastic and
we eat fish…
Indeed,
plastic made of oil is a great invention by being cheap, flexible, friendly and
very solid…but it is also a pollutant material, very difficult to recycle, and
creates many environmental issues.
After
researching, creating mood boards and sketching my ideas, I realised that my
project was not strong enough.
I
decided to start over by focusing on something different: plastic consumption.
Have you ever thought about how many toothbrushes you have bought and how many
you will throw away in your life? Through my project, I am going to question
our use and consumption of plastic.
In
order to achieve this goal, I have selected to photograph disposable objects
from our everyday life that are manufactured, bought, used and thrown away in
mass quantities (toothbrushes, razors, bottles, straws, pens, lighters…etc).
By
accumulating them in pictures I wish to awake the viewer’s eye and mind.
Drafts:
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| Dorine Bessière. (2017). Toothbrushes. Test 1. |
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| Dorine Bessière. (2017). Toothbrushes. Test 2. |
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dorine.bessiere@gmail.com
Dorine is an MA Photography student at the Arts University Bournemouth
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