Could You Be More Specific?
Lea Schlatter ©
EOY Statement:
Could You Be More Specific?
The work is the result of a behind-the-scenes dialogue, questioning the commercial conventions of a photo-shoot. As a starting point, the model was directed by the photographer through a series of traditional poses. This is where the model asked the question, could you be more specific?
Collaboration requires improvisation and direction. Within portraiture, there is a question regarding the level of control that is handed over to the sitter.
The resulting movement became an adaptation of these poses and embodied an element of self-expression. The relationship between aspiring model and photographer includes a fluctuation of agreement, disagreement, success and disappointment. This mimics the balance of a commercial setting where such implications have the ability to generate images containing an unintended outcome. The model's point of view within this psychological space provokes a result that informs the creative collaboration within a constructed situation.
