Mika Lovely for Pulp
Added 2018-08-10 17:45:39 +0000 UTCWhere does confliction come from when trying to establish a body of work? I struggled with Pulp for a while, and although I was very happy with many of my shoots for the series I had a hard time getting excited about it in a way I struggled describe.
Then I did a shoot recently that sort of put it together in my mind.
There is sort of a possessiveness with art. Usually if I am shooting in a place that is not mine, I avoid doing anything repetitive. Because I prefer to either work in long series, or one off shoots I like to have access to a place for a long time, or just once. Shooting the same place just two or three times usually feels a little redundant. Not long enough for series, and not casual enough to feel like its a thing all of its own.
The problem with Pulp is that renting in Seattle feels always impermanent. We walk outside and see the homes just like ours demolished, and I can not really mold the space into something I would love to shoot in because the space is not ours.
I think this lack of control is one of the reasons I struggled to become too attached. The images could come out fantastic, but still to pursue it fully felt like putting myself on the hook for something I could just as easily lose...the space, our home.
Comments
Grateful to know your work is coming to a *tangible form* soon and no sign of lack of something else to work on as well ! It is a grand pleasure to share and support your work; Thank You, Corwin !
Charleston
2018-08-15 02:06:40 +0000 UTC
