Project 2: Time Proposal.

   Time is now a fundamental part of being human. Everything we do revolves around time, and time influences us. Some things change over time, and some things stay the same with time.

   With this project, I want to look at how certain things change over time. Everything ages, whether it be humans, buildings, food, etc. I want to show the progression of aging over time. I'll do this using food, as it will show the greatest change in the time scale I'm looking at, which is weeks.

   With close up images of food, I will have to focus on angles, lighting, and the background. I aim to use bright lights, almost as if in an advertisement, with bold colors and a white background. The angle will be from above to show greater surface area of the food.

   I've chosen this idea because I'm fascinated with aging and the way things change over time. It's not always possible to document this, because the life span of different things varies so much. I hope to show food decomposing as a proxy for the human form. Although food rots and changes, it is still recognizable and beautiful and interesting. Nobody keeps food around long enough to rot. Could this be similar to the way we write off our elders, or demolish old buildings, or throw away our old and outdated possessions?

   The result of this project will be a series of photographs. I'll show an example from each of the 6 food groups. There will be 2 photos of each food - one 'before' and one 'after' to demonstrate the change over time.