I am currently in the process of researching and developing my idea for the third project. I have a general idea of what I want to do, but my idea is progressing and expanding and I need to narrow it down again. Here's my proposal for now, although I know it will change as the other two have.
Light is so very important to humans. We use it every day in infinite ways. It allows us to see and be seen, but it can also deceive us and give us false impressions. Certain lighting tricks us into thinking of a certain mood. I aim to demonstrate this, using one particular technique - night vision.
Night vision is usually reserved for the military, combat, and violent video games. For this reason, we typically associate this style of lighting and photography with fighting and severe situations. I will take some seemingly commonplaces scenes and transform them into a battle zone simply by converting regular photographs into night vision.
This project will illuminate (no pun intended) the relationship between light and mood, and will help the audience to think about the preconceived notions they have of the mood of a photo given the light sources.
If I were to show this in a gallery, I would probably have each photo hung separately on a white wall, with dim lighting in the room. I think this would aid in the creepy vibe given by the photos. However, upon closer inspection, the audience would perhaps discover that the photos are regular scenes.
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