Photos Shmotos

A photograph is an instance, a moment frozen in time. By extending this moment, the stakes are raised and the image takes on new meaning. Composed and presented as traditional photographs, the subject is recorded for an extended time and replayed on a continuous loop. The result is a photograph that lives, maintaining a carefully chosen composition over time.

 

The exposure length requires considerations harkening back to daguerreotype exposures, and repudiates the snapshot photography of the modern day. Simultaneously recalling surveillance footage, landscape photography, and consumer screen savers, shmotos contain a sense of tension as they both command and reject long term attention, highlighting the anticipation of any change in the scene.