Gina Cholick's series, Inquietude, uses light and shadow quite a bit to convey a sense solitude. She uses both self-portraits and portraits of what looks to be her home, playing between what she sees and the viewer seeing her. All of her portraits are tonally in the same range.
Gina Cholick's series is primarily about a common feeling amongst our generation, the generation Y complex I call it. Each one of us is told we can be whatever we want to be and she looks at the feelings involved with that liberation and freedom."Instead of taking action, hours are spent in an internal struggle. I visualize multiple versions of an idealized life. Expectations form, melt and reform. I hold up what I want for my life and weigh it against what others want, to what they have. I question everything and look for perfect answers that never come. There are moments of respite and clarity and moments of darkness. I search for meaning and identity. I want to stay in the magical world where anything is possible, but I know I must face the reality of choice."
Something about this series drew me in, both pictures and the ideas behind it, Her artist statement alone spoke numbers and I instantly understood what she was doing in her pictures and the emotions she was calling to. Though they were self-portraits, I felt as though I was peaking into my psyche, I've felt just as she describes in her artist statement. Her portraits evoke feelings of confusion, and melancholy through her use of light and expression. Definitely a great series.
The way that they used light to carry out the photo is really intriguing.The shapes of the light are so natural coming from in some cases unnatural things.
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