Workers 2019
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Louis at his house in St Kilda
Louis at his house in St Kilda
Rob at his studio in Fitzroy
‘Workers’ is a series
of individual narratives: twenty portraits depicting twenty different
professions. Shot in an honest and documentational style, each subject is
photographed in their work environment, owning their profession with a firm
uniform gaze. The rigidity of the subjects’ expressions creates a confrontation
between them and the viewer, as if locked in a stare, acknowledging one
another’s presence.
With significance placed on the location of the photograph as well as the individual themselves, these personalised scenes each tell a story about these young adults’ lives, the direction they are headed in, or the path they are taking to get there. The ages of the subjects range from twenty to thirty. They are all certainly within a crucial decade of decision making and opportunity taking that will without doubt affect their lives.
This series is a reflection of this exploratory period between our teenage years and adulthood, and is a celebration of young adults’ diverse interests and the decisions they make as they become ‘workers’.
With significance placed on the location of the photograph as well as the individual themselves, these personalised scenes each tell a story about these young adults’ lives, the direction they are headed in, or the path they are taking to get there. The ages of the subjects range from twenty to thirty. They are all certainly within a crucial decade of decision making and opportunity taking that will without doubt affect their lives.
This series is a reflection of this exploratory period between our teenage years and adulthood, and is a celebration of young adults’ diverse interests and the decisions they make as they become ‘workers’.
