Photography Series - Dec. 2016
Project Four
"Your first 10,000 photos are your worst." - Henri Cartier-Bresson
"Your first 10,000 photos are your worst." - Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Life of Stine (Christine Moore)
Photography
"To me, art is a representation of an idea or a concept that cannot or cannot easily be expressed with words."
"207 Cents is my squad. My friends are people who put up with my pessimism and awkwardness. They're like the friends I wish I had in middle school."
I didn't like getting my photo taken because a) I didn't want to go out in the cold and b) I have a fairly negative self image, haha.
Curitorial Statement
My goal with this project was to highlight three different areas of Christine's life. Her artistic passion, her friends, and her internal struggles. I wanted to highlight these areas and show various sides to her personality so I could properly portray her as a complex individual.
Even though I have known since the fifth grade, during this project I feel as though I learned a lot more about her. First, I learned of her unwillingness to take photos. Now, why is that? Well, she says that she struggles with her negative self-image". What I found interesting about the photos that I took of Christine when she wasn't her natural environment (basically the outside photos) she wasn't smiling. I didn't give her any directions except where and how to stand. I didn't tell her not to smile, but in every one of those photos, she kept a straight face. In all of the ones with her friends, however, she has a huge grin on her face. In a more professional setting where she was given more direction on where and how to stand, Christine felt more self-conscious. She didn't want her photo taken. She didn't want to smile. But when I took random photos of her or photos of her when she was goofing around with her friends, she was more carefree; not aware of her self-image.
During school, it's her friends that keep her grounded. Unlike in middle schools, when she got to high school, Christine found friends that truly accept her for who she is. She found a crowd of people (including me) who she can be herself with without haveing to worry about us judging her. We both realized the errors of ourI notice that Christine smiles the most when she is around her friends. They make her happy. From hanging out with her in middle school to becoming even closer with her in high school where we met our now-not-so-new-anymore friends, I have witnessed this change. In middle school, she felt she had to hide who she really was to fit in. Now, she has found where she is supposed to be.
Lastly, I have always known Christine as an artist. It has been her passion ever since she was a little kid and I would be lying if I said that she wasn't anything less than amazing at what she does. When she draws she is focused. She leaves reality and enters another world where she is free to express her thoughts; thoughts that she can't quite put into words.
Christine, you are an amazing person and I am so grateful to have you as a friend.