As i was walking to the 3D lab on St Paul Street (AUT) a strange image graced my eyes. A square, black and white image of two near identical, tough, lanky looking guys with exceptionally large ears stared out at me.
Inside the gallery i was greeted with a whole lot of individually mounted, square photographs set at eye level for a standing audience.
The images were all the same size and placed next to one another to create the illusion of a film strip.
Ballen seemed to focus largely on the 'human condition' in this exhibition, exposing the audience to some of the grittier aspects of humanity, like hope in an inhospitable environment. ...some images had no human subject but showed selected settings and manifestations of the impact we have on our surroundings.
The thing i found most compelling about this experience was the way Ballen was able to capture and portray deep emotion in the eyes of his subjects.
Inside the gallery i was greeted with a whole lot of individually mounted, square photographs set at eye level for a standing audience.
The images were all the same size and placed next to one another to create the illusion of a film strip.
Ballen seemed to focus largely on the 'human condition' in this exhibition, exposing the audience to some of the grittier aspects of humanity, like hope in an inhospitable environment. ...some images had no human subject but showed selected settings and manifestations of the impact we have on our surroundings.The thing i found most compelling about this experience was the way Ballen was able to capture and portray deep emotion in the eyes of his subjects.
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