This Pep Ventosa Series is Ethereal
Josh Triantafilou — April 17, 2012 — Art & Design
References: ignant.de
On his website, Pep Ventosas describes his work as focused on discovering "new visual experiences in photography." His recent series titled simply, ‘Carousels – In the Round,’ achieves this. Much of this is owed to the technique that Ventosas employed when shooting the series.
Each photograph was shot as he circled around a number of carousels. He then overlaid these photographs on one another to create an amalgamation of perspectives. As such, one may think they are looking at a single image but they are not. Instead one is viewing each carousel from a multitude of angles simultaneously. This produces an ephemeral, ghostly effect.
Looking at the series is like trying to remember a quickly fading memory. Most photography distills a specific perspective at a particular moment. Carousels – In the Round makes it clear that much of our impression of places and objects is an amalgamation of different memories and perspectives.
Each photograph was shot as he circled around a number of carousels. He then overlaid these photographs on one another to create an amalgamation of perspectives. As such, one may think they are looking at a single image but they are not. Instead one is viewing each carousel from a multitude of angles simultaneously. This produces an ephemeral, ghostly effect.
Looking at the series is like trying to remember a quickly fading memory. Most photography distills a specific perspective at a particular moment. Carousels – In the Round makes it clear that much of our impression of places and objects is an amalgamation of different memories and perspectives.
Trend Themes
1. Ethereal Photography - Pursue the creation of unique visual experiences by utilizing unconventional photography techniques to produce otherworldly, ghostly images.
2. Multidimensional Imagery - Incorporate the layering of multiple images to produce multidimensional and composite perspectives of a subject.
3. Memory Reminiscence - Explore ways to visually represent the ephemeral and fleeting nature of memory, creating artistic pieces that leverage the viewers' own memories to produce a lasting impression.
Industry Implications
1. Art and Photography - Incorporate Ventosa’s unconventional photography techniques to create innovative and otherworldly pieces that capture subjects in multidimensional ways.
2. Livestreaming Events - Utilize the layering of multiple images to recreate the feeling of a live event, allowing viewers to experience the event from different angles and perspectives in real-time.
3. Virtual Reality - Leverage Ventosa's technique of overlaying multiple images to create an immersive and multidimensional virtual reality experience.
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