Using Magazines

 During studio time, I took advantage of the fact I was not in an open space and began collecting magazines. From these magazines, I have carefully cut out people that I can show in situations that look most interesting. For example, someone sitting down could be placed on a kerb or bottle lid. Showing the difference in size exaggerates how small the cut-outs are. I cut out a picture of a woman sunbathing, and ironically placed her on a bin in the studio. Through her facial expression, she is having a good time, whereas placing her on a bin shows that she is in a situation where she would not be. I took a picture of this close up, and then far away, showing other objects around the studio. Doing this makes her look almost unnoticed, but the close up shows that in her world, she is happy. I believe this to portray how irrelevant other people's emotions are to eachother and how we literally ignore them. It shows that no one else really cares about other people's happiness or problems, and that everyone's world, to them, is their own.