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.
Ghostly Carousel Photography
This Pep Ventosa Series is Ethereal
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.