Colour Palettes and Mood
April 18, 2020
The above images were taken by Jasper Bastian for his series A Road Not Taken (2015-17.) They illustrate the lives of those living in towns that were divided after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The artists states that “those who remain in these towns along the Lithuanian border are now, for the most part, secluded and forgotten.” (Bastian, 2017.)
The colour palette of this series is very muted and quiet. It is cool and gentle, and a little melancholy. I would like to experiment with this type of washed out aesthetic in my own images to see if I can convey a similar sense of still emptiness and an underlying feeling of disconnect.
From my reading, I believe that the line on the cover of this book is a representation of the line that divides Belarus and Lithuania.
(1) Basitan, J 2015-17, A Road Not Taken, photographic series, viewed 19 April 2020, <https://www.jasperbastian.com/a-road-not-taken>