Children of Pomfret at the Entrance to the Incline Shaft by David Goldblatt 2002



Through this series I have mimicked the aspect of how David Goldblatt’s captures this sorrow and unfortunate moment of all these people crammed into a small space.  The children are standing under an incline shaft and underground pool of water in which they (used to) swim which got shut down in 1986.  I interpret it with a negative connotation and hope to juxtapose that connotation in my images.  I strived to take an experimental perspective, juxtaposing David’s context to mine and how our cultures vary so drastically.



After exploring this concept, I have decided that the more successful images are those where the individuals look uncomfortable.  I was able to push people beyond their comfort zone.  Some individuals were not comfortable doing many different locations, others enjoyed it because they were surrounded by friends.  I plan to continue adding to this series and hopefully moving beyond just students.  I want to explore different comfort zones and put people who don’t know each other in a tight space together to capture their moment of discomfort.  It is surprising to me how little people are willing to break their own comfort boundaries.  I believe this series can break down my models barriers as well as my own.  I hope to get a more diverse group of individuals in my shots to further this concept of exploring boundaries within close proximities.