Surrealism Photoshoot
In my photoshoot I used a plain white background, I did this to emphasize the detail of both my objects. The objects I made are very uncanny: very strange and familiar at the same time and is inspired by Meret Oppenheim's hairy cup and saucer, due to the fact that the glasses are rendered useless with the pins. The camera i used was set up as ISO 400 and altered exposure compensation to get a light background.
Compared to Oppenhiem's piece, my sunglasses are adapted to a more modern audience, as noone really uses a cup and saucer anymore. I tried to convey a repulsive feeling towards my items.I used surrealist tactics, which include, found objects and the uncanny. It was hard to get the hair in the right position on the brush, however, I used masking tape to secure it.
I didn't have to adapt my idea. I think my images relate to my research as it has the same tactics and looks like a surrealist object, quite clearly. I referenced Meret Oppenheim's cup and saucer.
My most successful was the glasses as I thought it looked the most surrealist and had the better meaning.
include an image of Openheim's piece and explain how it relates to your work - give examples, approach/technique/materials?
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