videos
videos from the series 'first dates'
Photography can be used to document a life, an experience; but it can also play a role in instigating experience or shaping life. In this work I seek to challenge the traditional role of the camera as observer and resituate it as an active agent in my personal relationships to those around me. The series ‘first dates’ is the collaborative result of relationships and interactions with the people who appear alongside me. Each person was asked to take me on their ideal first date, knowing that it would be documented; both parties had control of the shutter using a shared remote, frequently it is uncertain who has the control at any one point. The interactions, whilst on one level are performed for the camera, and indeed, only exist to be photographed, became part of my lived reality. The camera allows me to shape my life.
Photography can be used to document a life, an experience; but it can also play a role in instigating experience or shaping life. In this work I seek to challenge the traditional role of the camera as observer and resituate it as an active agent in my personal relationships to those around me. The series ‘first dates’ is the collaborative result of relationships and interactions with the people who appear alongside me. Each person was asked to take me on their ideal first date, knowing that it would be documented; both parties had control of the shutter using a shared remote, frequently it is uncertain who has the control at any one point. The interactions, whilst on one level are performed for the camera, and indeed, only exist to be photographed, became part of my lived reality. The camera allows me to shape my life.
Ilya from Ami Barnes on Vimeo.
Sasha from Ami Barnes on Vimeo.
Leo from Ami Barnes on Vimeo.
Sam from Ami Barnes on Vimeo.
Stéphan from Ami Barnes on Vimeo.
Sylvain from Ami Barnes on Vimeo.
