Things are steaming ahead alittle faster than I had expected. I’ve been toying with the idea of using phallic objects such as a gun. I was walking past a police station so i enquired about photographing a firearm. The guy said he didn’t know but would make a few phone calls to find out the situation. I called back to be told that all was okay and to come in tomorrow at 11am to ‘shoot’ (haha) the gun. I was only playing around with the idea but now I’m ‘shooting’ (haha – again) tomorrow. I may use it, I may not. But at least I’ll have the image of a real gun to play around with later.
Other than the above, I’ve spent a few days thinking about themes. I couldn’t decide so I made sure I went over all my work before going to sleep to dream about it and let my subconscious decide – how very freudian of me.
After researching other photographers I’ve decided to go with a few themes…
concealment (subversion of the gaze)
multiplicity (many persona’s = a masquerade of self)
phallic objects (masculinity Vs femininity)
I will also play around with mirrors because I love the idea of the observer and the observed, ending the voyueristic tendancies inherent in all of us.
So…my plan for the time being…photograph as much as possible and see what develops.
