1st Shoot Research.

   For the first shoot of the Space project, I decided to start close to home. My topic of bedrooms seeks to expose some comforts and privacy. My awesome flat-mate let me photograph his room. Before I started, I asked him a few questions.

   He feels safe and comfortable in his bedroom. He thinks he spends over half of his day in his room, which he believes is typical. A bedroom is a place where one can be in their underwear, or be alone in the dark, and it's okay. He likes to have others in his bedroom, depending on the cleanliness at the time. Since his desk and a television are in his bedroom, he studies, sleeps, and watches television in his room. His favorite non-material thing about his room is the view. Or rather, the space that is outside his room. Since his bed room is so small, he likes that he can see the outside, which is so big. His favorite material item in his bedroom is a family photo. He has had it in every bedroom, and will bring it wherever he may relocate. He brought up the fact that those who drive trucks for a living are essentially always in their bedroom, and they have strong ties with their 'space.'

Nan and Brian in Bed, New York City.
Nan Goldin, 1983.

   I also looked at the work of Nan Goldin, as she seems to make what is personal, public. Here is one of her photos that I liked, which coincidentally also takes place in a bedroom.