lucy ralph1
Moving Image Stills
These photographs are from my first attempt at moving image. I found that as a set of still images, my work was more powerful. Maya Deren’s use of film has inspired me. Maya believed that the function of film was to create an experience. Ben Rivers also influenced my work. His footage is often raw and lies somewhere between documentary and fiction, exploring real-life situations and subjects. My film Blind Fear recreates a fear that I have experienced and portrays my emotion in this situation. The emotive film is enhanced by the chiaroscuro effect and the raw, blurry footage.
My own experiences and memories greatly influence my work. Other artists, friends, society and the environment around me, also influence me. After the 2011 flooding in Thailand, much of Bangkok was devastated. I visited the city one week after the floods and became inspired by the derelict buildings and landscapes. Marcus Jansen also influenced my interest in derelict urban environments and I began to conflict subject matter with the colours I use.
Peter Doig helped spark an interest in contemporary landscapes and reflection and I have since been using reflection as a basis for a lot of my work.
My installation work looks in depth at the society we live in. I was inspired by Tallinn, Estonia, which I visited last year. Tallinn is a very quiet, desolate city and I became aware of current social issues such as how we are oblivious to people we are unacquainted with.
Moving Image Stills
These photographs are from my first attempt at moving image. I found that as a set of still images, my work was more powerful. Maya Deren’s use of film has inspired me. Maya believed that the function of film was to create an experience. Ben Rivers also influenced my work. His footage is often raw and lies somewhere between documentary and fiction, exploring real-life situations and subjects. My film Blind Fear recreates a fear that I have experienced and portrays my emotion in this situation. The emotive film is enhanced by the chiaroscuro effect and the raw, blurry footage.
My own experiences and memories greatly influence my work. Other artists, friends, society and the environment around me, also influence me. After the 2011 flooding in Thailand, much of Bangkok was devastated. I visited the city one week after the floods and became inspired by the derelict buildings and landscapes. Marcus Jansen also influenced my interest in derelict urban environments and I began to conflict subject matter with the colours I use.
Peter Doig helped spark an interest in contemporary landscapes and reflection and I have since been using reflection as a basis for a lot of my work.
My installation work looks in depth at the society we live in. I was inspired by Tallinn, Estonia, which I visited last year. Tallinn is a very quiet, desolate city and I became aware of current social issues such as how we are oblivious to people we are unacquainted with.