The image i was most drawn to when looking at the exhibition k was the image of the a baby on the bed. When i first saw the image i thought the baby was a toy doll as it so small, so my review was going to mention how it such a strong image as the toy doll is a direct link to how girls as young as 12 are been used as sex slaves.
In some respects this still stands as i am not sure how old the mother of the child is, it does show that the baby has been left on the bed alone with no one there to look after it. Is this because the mother still feels she has to work to support the baby and ensure she can feed it.
The image is a strong image and your eye is immediately drawn to the baby as this is the most vibrant area with the pink dummy in the babies mouth.
to me it the image shows the isolation that works in the sex industry can have but rather been shown through an image of one of them it is been show by one of there children, who at a young ages is been left alone while the mother goes and earns money.
technically the image is very grain when looking close up but this works quite well and give the image has a good strong final image, the blur at the forefron the the picture works well to as your eye line (or mine) was drawn striaght to the baby
Lee
I'm pretty sure it's a doll! It is photographed in a way that makes this ambiguous, but photos like this are a test of your observational skills!
ReplyDeleteThe face is pretty shiny, the body is rigid, although it is wrappped up, i would say the angle of the head is unnatural also.
Helen