Week 10

Week 10: Elspeth Diederix  “cassette”

Blogpost written by: Hannah Zimmerman

For my 10^th week blog post I chose another photograph taken by Elspeth Diederix titled “cassette”.

The reason I chose this photograph was because it isn’t one I would normally choose to talk about. For all my previous blogs posts I chose photographs that I was really interested in or found to be an attractive picture or concept. This week, I wanted to choose a photograph that I wouldn’t normally observe.

In this photograph there is one color tone, a tan-concrete tone. It looks to be a floor surface and then a wall. Leaning against the wall is a cassette tape. The element about the photograph that I find to be the most interesting is that the cassette tape is the exact same texture and color as the floor and wall. This element may have been photo-shopped after the picture was taken. This contributes to the minimization of this photograph, but not in a bad way. I usually steer away from too much minimal art but I appreciate her use of the tape as an object.

I also believe this photograph has potential to spark conversation about possible narratives about why this cassette tape is blending or disappearing right into the wall and floor background. It causes me to think about the feelings of wanting to disappear or escape a situation as a human being. I think these are feelings that almost everyone has experienced at one point in their lives, whether as a child or an adult.

I think it is good to allow work that I don’t normally get drawn too, to inspire my own art. Sometimes it can bring new ideas or allow me to look at my art from a different viewpoint.

Elspeth’s photograph can be viewed here: http://www.elspethdiederix.com/

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