1. Geert Goiris in two pictures (from his
book Lying Awake) uses black
in white, while in the third, color is present. The thing that links them all together
is the strong contrast of light and dark. This may be used to evoke the
dualities of the wake and dream state or conscious and unconscious. He also uses
isolation of form that brings a sense of lonesomeness, seclusion and despair
but also the notion of wonder and questioning.
2. These three photos seem to have to do with fear.
The artist titled this book Lying Awake,
yet the photos seem dream like. So perhaps while we are lying awake our
subconscious (filled with our fears) prevents us from sleeping. All three
pictures give off an overall feeling of being trapped, but we are only trapped
by the things that we ultimately create mentally.
3. I am compelled the way I’m compelled to Geert
Goiris’s intents because these three pictures some way or another immediately
gave off an anxiety filled feeling. I was also compelled by the brightness he
could capture in each photo even in photos that at the same time were seemingly
in the dark. This was the perfect representation of reality, dreams, fear, and
anywhere in between.
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