'Glass'
Michelle Cefai (42797837) & Lisa Formby (42884489)
The everyday image according to Murray are types of images
“that we can create or engage with on a regular basis that evoke or reference
the more ordinary or frequent moments of our lives” (Murray 2008, p.151). For
the purpose of this visual essay the ‘everyday object’ documented is glass; typically
an object looked through it is being looked at. This as an everyday object is
being challenged aesthetically both through photographic conventions and through
the compilation of the images.
The increasing interest in the subject of the aesthetic
of the everyday as discussed by Murray in her article challenges photographic
conventions. The subject of a photo according to Murray “can be mundane or typically
domestic” (Murray 2008, p.159). Murray suggests a new aesthetic and function
within photography “one dedicated to the exploration of the urban eye and its
relation to decay, alienation and kitsch, and its ability to locate beauty in
the mundane” (Murray 2008, p.155). Photographing glass a typically overlooked
object highlights its practicality, a material used in countless everyday
objects, when damaged its usefulness is made clear. The photos are snapshots of
some objects of glass and then looking at glass as a whole subject matter,
reflecting the beauty in the ordinary or mundane nature of the everyday.
The compilation of the images again challenge photography
in what Murray regards as photos needing to capture moments, in doing so a
narrative is created. Murray recognises that there is now an “accepted
temporariness” (Murray 2008, p.156) to the everyday image. This notion
compliments the visual essay that there is no particular narrative to the
series of photos, that through sound and vision a comment is made on the
aesthetic of the everyday its temporary presence and beauty being “valued by
the community” (Murray 2008, p.159).
Reference:
Murray, S (2008) Digital Images, Photo-Sharing, and Our
Shifting Notions of Everyday Aesthetics. Journal of Visual Culture August 2008
vol. 7(2). 147-163.
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