THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE experimental silhouette projects. I created it using visitors to the Caversham Arts Trail as models. For this reason the choice of model is quite random: not based on looks or modelling expertise, but simply who happened to walk through the door that day.
The silhouettes are an exploration of likeness, the unfamiliar likeness of the silhouette next to the familiar image of the photograph.
The viewer is struck first of all by the dominant image of the photograph. Yet, if the eye lingers, the edges of the silhouette draw the eye outwards to find the silhouette. After a while the fact the both silhouette and photograph are the same person makes itself clear. The titles were all suggested by the subjects of each image, I discussed this with them as they posed for their silhouette.
Each image is available as a signed, limited-edition giclée print.
