Thursday, April 23, 2009

Thursday 4/23 Entry


Apprehension

Apprehension is defined as "suspicion or fear especially of future evil; foreboding". In the case of my series, there isn't necessarily a future evil, but there is an unknown, and the unknown is one of mankind's greatest fears.

This series creates a sense of foreshadowing within the viewer. Something is strange is about to occur, but we just aren't aware of what it is. There is a clear understanding that something is missing. While that something is most likely another human being or two, the viewer has no way of knowing for sure. This leaves the viewer feeling apprehensive or unsettled about what the work is depicting. The missing series leaves the viewer questioning why and when this something will occur.

*The image above is my own*

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