Life's a Little Blurry
Remy R.
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My aim in taking this photograph was to capture the feeling of dissociation and unsteadiness and demonstrate how pervasive they can be even when in an otherwise fun and cheerful environment, like an arcade. I chose to take this photograph at this angle to emphasize how in moments like these, it’s easy to lose yourself and spiral into a negative or unhealthy mindset. This angle helps to exaggerate the space to look and feel like it goes on into the distance for a long time, making the viewer seem small in comparison and as though the exit is extremely far away. Along with elongating the image, this angle also captures the semi-warped reflection of the machines in the window's glass, further adding to the effect. I chose to make the foreground of the image blurry and out of focus while it gets sharper and more in focus further back in the image to add to the off-kilter nature of it and show how disorienting this experience can be. The inclusion of reflection of the neon lights in the glass of some of the machines was included because they feel confusing and almost out of place, almost half in and half out of the photograph itself, which is similar to how I experience dissociation. The inclusion of part of someone on the right side of the photograph was to show how isolating this experience can be, even when there are people around.
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Creativity to me is about being receptive to the world around me and finding a way to interpret it uniquely, even if only slightly. It’s funneling everything I’m feeling and everything I’m going through in my life and channeling it all into something productive and tangible.
