For my scanner self portrait project I made a series of sill life images. They are simple very geometric compositions. I wanted an impossibly black back round which just so happens to be possible through scanning. This background helps make the colors of the subject and the reflections pop. I've always thought of a still life to be very much a self portrait in that the artist picks and arranges the subjects exactly how they see fitting. It can reflect many emotions that the artist is feeling at the time and many times more accurately then a typical portrait. These photos hopefully show a sense of isolation from its surrounding. A feeling of being placed in a seemingly infinite backdrop with only a few fleeting minutes before rotting away all the while being stuck in my grandmas dish.
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