Simply..breathing with the camera....

17/1/2019

Isn't that a wonderful expression? Used by filmaker Margaret Tait (borrowed from Lorca). It was this expression and her own phrase stalking the image that led me in to take a look at the exhibition in GoMA today, but what I most enjoyed was experiencing the space blacked out - almost the only light coming from the screens on which two films were being projected. It is a beautiful, classically proprtioned space and I just loved being in it. I don't know if you can get something of the feeling from my photographs....

4 Comments

Mary

18/1/2019 03:32:32 am

I find that the manner of lighting a space can make or break not only museum exhibitions, but also can have the same kind of effect in our homes. Just as the dramatic (non) lighting of the GoMA exhibit enhanced your viewing pleasure, so too, a well-lit room can bring comfort, while a poorly lit room compels one to seek solace somewhere else.

Freda

18/1/2019 02:47:59 pm

Absoutely! i hope you are finding lots of beautifully lit places over here!

Julia

18/1/2019 04:22:12 pm

I have experienced darkened spaces in museums, to view a movie, as above; or to highlight and “isolate”, to totally focus the attention of the viewer.. that is how i imagine this exhibit might have been for you, Freda. And i’m thinking now of how much you embrace candlelight to create a certain atmosphere.

Freda

19/1/2019 03:25:31 am

I so love to create an atmosphere with lighting and like Mary feel the need to walk away sometimes from a badly lit space. Candlelight is very forgiving and I do feel I can get away with a lot with candles and flowers!

Simply..breathing with the camera....

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