Disconnect

Lately I have been continually running into disconnections. disconnections between thought and action, between words and the interpretation of those words, between what i see and what the camera captures, between the ideas i have for images i create and the viewers perception of those ideas and thoughts behind those images, between my dialogue toward the viewer and they’re dialogue with the image etc… I certainly don’t think that I’m unique in feeling this. I’m sure that anyone who engages in the act of communication has and will understand this feeling that the symbols they use in their language, will not be received and understood in the way that it is meant to be perceived. Error: semantics. Even in the most widely practiced form of communitation(verbal language based communitcation) there is so much lost in translation. Thus the task of communicating visually is an especially gruesome task and one that leaves much to be desired. Therefore my concentration lately has been mainly focused on the attempt to come to grips with my own language and personal interpretation of  visual language and understand the differences between my understanding and the understanding and interpretation of others.These are two images that I created recently.

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  • http://www.cpmoorephoto.com Chris Moore – Guest Contributor

    i dont have time at the moment to talk about your images but i wanted to link you to that artist i mentioned at alex’s. check it his series Australiana http://www.mariandrew.com/

  • http://www.visualcliche.com Shalini

    Wow, diptych? Brilliant. Love your work overall, David. I think you’ve grown a lot this past year.

  • http://neilbloem.com Neil Bloem

    You are a dick tip. No, sorry, but seriously, these are beautiful. The disconnect you are talking about is common to the artist. There is always going to be a break between what you meant and what is perceived. You can either embrace it, or fight it. Personally I embrace it and take pride in confusing my intentions with what is perceived. That point may very well be my downfall. Let me know if you come to any conclusions about this subject. I’m all ears.

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