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New themes
bruce_hemming 2005-Jan-07 12:45:00
I was wondering when someone was going to break cover and suggest some new themes
so here's my two bytes worth. I like ecology as a theme but my idea is for night time
panoramas. This has been inspired by Art Baltrotsky's beautiful contribution to the last
WWP, Han's New Year group and also by the film Night on Earth, directed by Wim Wenders.
Wenders takes the idea of one night on earth as experienced bydifferent people in
different countries which is pretty much what we do. Shooting at night reveals a different
aspect of the world and the people who inhabit it and although there will be new technical
problems making the panos why not accept them as part of the project in exchange for a
different perspective world view?
For more inspiration think Hopper's paintings, Brassai's Paris, rivers of light from cars,
night shift workers - endless possibilities! - and do watch Night on Earth if you can.
Wenders also has a travelling exhibition called Images from the Surface of the Earth which
is well worth catching if it comes your way. He shoots on a 6x17 format camera and then
blows the prints up to 5 or 6 metres wide - not quite our sort of panoramas but truly
inspiring work.
Could we call it Night on Earth? Probably not but what do people
think of the idea?
Best
Bruce