*this image was intended as the first in a series, which I used to apply for an IAC Grant. I did not receive the grant and at this time I have not made any more images.
This project explores the current disconnect that exists between modern men and women of marrying age, which stems from the introduction, and subsequent ingrained use, of modern technologies in our personal lives. Here, the women's feelings of vulnerability and frustration are highlighted specifically. Inter-personal connections and courtesy are lost through the dependence on devices in our everyday lives. Cellular phones, Blackberries, iPods, laptops, portable TVs, DVD and video game players prevent these various courtesies and face-to-face exchanges that courtship is built upon. A void resulting from only virtual contact has left young women, many of whom embrace feminism, with feelings of frustration and vulnerability in modern courtship and their relationships with men. While searching for a suitable mate, these women face not only a more accelerated and artificial environment, but also, a more detached, socially awkward and distracted group of men. Unlike women, without a biological clock driving them toward finding a successful mate, these men seem unmotivated to seek something lasting and maybe even unsure of what that might entail.
It is clear that this phenomenon does not affect all women or just women, nor are all men struck with these technology related shortcomings. This project highlights just one of many new struggles that people face in the modern age of technology.
This project re-imagines famous images depicting love and relationships and reworks them to reflect this modern dilemma. These are images of a man and a woman.Technology is interjected into the composition on the male half: the woman is shown naked to express her vulnerability in this new modern paradigm. She is literally exposed.
This image was shot with a 4x5 camera.
This image was shot with a 4x5 camera.
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