PRC response

the image i chose was by TRIIIBE
The image that I chose to reflect upon/critique from the selection at the Photographic Resource Center is the image of the three women sitting on the couch. The image displays three women who have the same face, same dress, shoes, etc. The print of the dresses matches the carpet, the couch, the wallpaper and the print of the shoes. The presumable sisters share the same color hair, even the expression on their face is similar. It seems the photographer composed this identical image to emphasize the importance of unseen differences in the sisters. It also suggests that there is a need for diversity, the space of this photograph feels overwhelming and drowning in this floral classical style print. The women’s faces all look eerily man-like, and as people they just become lost in the repetition of the pattern and the same face. The posing of the subject in this picture is very stiff and clean, it reads like an old portrait taken of someone. The subject’s awareness of the photo being taken is quite evident, which also lends to the formal portrait-feel of the photograph. This formality works with the repetitive classic floral print to give the photograph an overall eerie feeling. I really enjoyed this piece of work.