Removed
May 11, 2020In searching for images to support my research argument, I came across the work of Eric Pickersgill. In particular, this series called Removed resonates with themes that I am exploring both in my research and in my folio. The images comment on human’s addiction to smartphones, and how they are inhibiting real connections. Instead of communicating with those around us, Pickersgill’s series illustrates how we are more concerned with the small metal device that we hold so dearly in the palm of our hand.
‘[The subjects] are asked to hold their stare and posture as I remove their device and then I make the exposure. The photographs represent reenactments of scenes that I experience daily. We have learned to read the expression of the body while someone is consuming a device and when those signifiers are activated it is as if the device can be seen taking physical form without the object being present.’
I plan to use these images to argue the point that technology can have a negative impact on intimacy, particularly if it prevents us from interacting in real life.
(1) Pickersgill, E 2014, Removed, viewed 11 May 2020, <https://www.ericpickersgill.com/removed>