Critical Appraisal: The Commission

My series of images is about the amount of food we waste daily in a household, the amount it adds up to being representing as a dessert. I chose to portray it as a dessert because I wanted the attraction we associate desserts with to contrast with the repulsive look of the rotting food in which we waste. I used the amount of food, A day, Two days and four days as a small example of the mass amount we waste on a daily basis. I think that my Series of images will work best in an exhibition.

I was influenced especially by the photograpgher Gayle Chong Kwan who sculptures food into new landscapes. I was able to expand on my ideas after researching into her fascinating images. Also Nadege Meriau's images widely influenced my ideas as both photographers manipulate the way in which we view food, which i wanted to do also.

The way in which i have found waste to be is a kind of opinion. Where as objects can be re-used or recycled waste will rot, after wasting an amount of food we still move onto dessert whether or not we will finish it. Waste is seen differently over the world in different countries and cultures.

I was torn between using a medium/large format camera because of the depth of field they both allow. I chose medium format RZ ISO 160 because i felt i had more control over the camera and i also felt more confident with it.

With this Commission i found that I was more organised with booking out the studio and printing my images, and found that there was no mad rush nearer the date of the hand in which had given me more time criticise and finalise my work.

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Final Images:

One Day

Two Days

Four Days