Catalogue photo

So, its time to take my catalogue photo for degree show. I have decided that I am going to dress as a child and sit under the lamp, (which is the first part of the performance set that I have made). The thinking behind this is that it combines the two most obvious elements of my work, the performance as children, and the 2D MDF cut out set pieces. It will also make my catalogue entry instantly recognisable to my work in the show. It took a long time to decide how the picture was going to be taken and what the set up would look like. But with the help of the lovely Natalie Bays, who took the photo, we came up with some really good shots. The set up I envisaged was a front on photo of my sitting at the base of the lamp to the left, but the one I decided to go for was actually one where Natalie was experimenting with the angle of the picture, and not something I had considered, but that looked really good in the end. I also experimented with expression during these photos, and decided to go for a rather perplexed, worried look, as I thought this tallied quite well with the confusion of reality and fantasy in the piece.