In this pat of the brief I was looking at how labour can affect the human body physicaloly and possibly mentally. At first I had a fiew challanges with being in lockdown meaning I can’t go find pople doing heavy labour so I was stuck doing small labour like cleaning walls etc which didn’t have a recognizable impact. This is until my family all came together to paint our fence and this was the perfect opportunity.
Below are some stills of how this labour effected the human both physicallly and mentally. I was also able to capture some downtime photos from after the labour.
As seen in the photos this labour is very messy and physically demanding, causing it to have many physical impacts on the human body. It is also a boring labour but hence the fact the whole family was chipping in it gave the task a sense of enjoyment and cohersion bringing the whole family together to complete the labour.
I decided to just use a sequence of stills in this peice of work because therefore it was easy to catch all the details and also all the individual members coming together as well as the impacts it had on labour and downtime.
Research
Paul Reas
Paul Reas is a British documentary photographer, I have chose him as someone I would research because throughout his career he has photographed the true reality of labour and the harsh environment. He has been an inspiration because he was able to fully capture the candid and portrature nature of the working labour.
Reflection
enjoyed the final part of this brief as I was able to capture my family in the core idea behind the brief through the everyday labour we have been partaking in. I have been able to capture the effects of the labour on the human body and mind. The inspiration and artists I have looked at help me gain inspiration to proceed and excel with this idea. I was also able to pinpoint my method of capturing my pieces which I chose to do stills in sequences as this is my strength and I was able to capture a wide range of images in an artistically pleasing way.