Ella Pruitt

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In this piece I wanted to investigate the purpose and societal understanding of objects. In the photographs, I use my model to fluidly relate and showcase varying relationships to a chair, all not fulfilling its intended use. The model plays with space and progression to display their intimate relationship with this object that is often not thought deeply about or deconstructed. I am fascinated by old photography of experiments and documentation of inventions and systems and wanted to show some reference to that within my piece as well. My piece also shows reference to photographer Francesca Woodman in the way that I wanted to replicate her unexpected black and white imagery that also demonstrates an experimentation with cropping, contrast, dramatic posing, and eerie tone. Furthermore, this piece I feel showcases a series well in the way that each photograph out of the twelve play and relate to one another. Some pieces are similar in shapes and composition while others are placed next to images that show deep contrast in posing and positioning of the chair. Another major part of this work for me was the practice of simplicity. Often with my work I am known to go over the top with detailed and maximal elements. I wanted to exemplify my skill of restraint by allowing two subjects, the model and the chair, to dance in the open space. I can see myself continuing this concept far into the future by displaying different objects outside of their predisposed utilitarian role in human society.