As I have been focusing on topography more these past few months, I have noticed the work of Jess Gough. I found that I relate to her approach to examining our relationship and experiences concerning nature. She states;
"My recent work concerns our experience of nature and the representation of its presence. I use my camera almost as a navigational tool, a means of studying the textures and kinaesthetic qualities when wandering through new landscapes. 'Topographies' is an ongoing series of publications I'm producing, each volume takes a different printed form and explores a particular landscape. Volume II is in the process of emerging from reams of negatives." - Jess Gough
Figure 1: Etna, Jess Gough
Figure 2: Etna, Jess Gough
Much Like Gough, I find myself using my camera as a tool to navigate my way through the landscapes I am exploring. In many ways, I have been doing that for a long time. Only recently have begun to understand how properly utilize my camera to expand my explorations and distil them into a cohesive body of work that reflects that.
I find myself drawn to the colours and patterns in most of her work, and this has made me consider to sprinkle in a few colour images in my final body of work. I think these images will be from the red rock areas, as they have such beautiful, reds, oranges and whites. Photographing these areas in black and white would work just fine, but I think I should at least try and see what these areas would look like in colour compared to black and white.
Figure 3: Topographies I, Jess Gough
References:
Gough, J., 2020. Jess Gough. [online] Palm Studios. Available at: <https://palmstudios.co.uk/feature/jess-gough/> [Accessed 26 July 2020].