Take a look at the website of photographer Yisook Sohn.
http://www.yisooksohn.com/
Look through their portfolio and choose an image from their "Whatever" series to write a formal analysis. Finally, share your reflections of Sohn's work, and the emotions you experience when viewing their work. You may reference Sohn's other series work if appropriate.
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I chose the image: Memories of You. This picture has very basic subject matter, it could almost be a random picture. To me, it doesn't look as if much time and planning was put into it. It is so interesting though. It is of a balcony, possibly of an apartment or hotel. The picture looks like an animal view, very low to the groud, just looking straight ahead into the night of the apartment complex. Her title could mean a lot of things. Memories of You could mean that the balcony was once maybe a romantic spot for a couple, a perfect scenery to sit and talk with a friend, or even just a favorite spot from her childhood. Whatever the case may be, the title means alot, and definitely sets the tone and mood for the image. The railing is my favorite part of this picture. When I first saw this image, i immediately thought of Kanye West. Nothing to do with him personally, but the glasses he made famous. The railing is white, with horizontal bars going across every six inches or so. It looks just like those Kanye West glasses, and it made me laugh when I first saw it. When I looked deeper into the image, it shows alot of meaning about what the artist is portraying. In between the bars of the railing, it shows the other apartment complex or hotel that is right next door. That would probably be the weakest part of the image for me. It's kind of dull and flattens out the interesting scenery. If it had a cooler background, it would be one of my favorite images of all time. I would think that many people would find this boring, but I'm also a fan of random images, so it shows that great photography can come from anywhere, and from anyone. I love this picture. It's very modern, and something that I could see myself taking.
As for the Whatever album, I chose Untitled #9. I'm not a fan of this album at all. I love random pictures, but not this type. Nothing strikes me as interesting. Anyway, Untitled #9 is a picture of a classroom, with 4 girls kind of doing, whatever. The main part of the subject matter is laying down on top of the desks, staring at the camera. Two of the other girls on the right are just sitting on top of the desks and conversing. They seem to be pretty relaxed, almost as if they had no idea that this picture was being taken. They probably didn't. The final girl is across the other side of the room, writing on the chalkboard. I don't see any writing on there, so it could be a pose. Again, I'm not a fan of this album at all, because all of the pictures have boring subject matter and do not stand out to me at all.
This artist is very random and unique. I wouldn't call myself a fan of her work, but it's not bad. My favorite album of hers is "Oasis and Mirage." They are color images that all have really cool meaning to them and interesting titles that make them stand out to me alot. She is very good with her work, even though most of it looks very random. Well, I think I am developing a case of carpal tunnel syndrome, due to typing a novel in here. Hooray.
Ryan Hamlin
Period 5
I chose “untitled #1, 2006” for my formal analysis. The first thing that jumps out at me is the unrevealed ace of the girl. What I notice is that the way the light hits her face; it gives off a ghost-like appearance. I then look at the next whitest figure, which is her shirt. I study it, trying to determine any of its meaning. After that, I look at the way she is sitting, posture and all. Her skin color is the next thing that stands out in the picture. The last things I notice involves the stairwell. You can see the focus of the grains in the first couple steps. The image gets blurrier as I work my way up.
When I look at this image I feel a sense of peace. It’s almost as if my worries would be lifted if I sat in her place. The girl appears to be happy; therefore I am happy. Overall, this image is very calming to me.
It looks like the photographer was simply conversing with their subject casually, then decided to take a picture. It does not seem to be forced at all. The simplicity of this photograph is noticeable.
As I look through Yisook Sohn’s work, I feel a sense of awareness. It seems to me that the images were taken in an all girls’ school during their free time, somewhere in Japan or China. I have always been interested in this culture so it enlightens me seeing such recent photographs. This series brings a positive feeling to me. I feel happy, calm, and peaceful. While observing these images, I receive all sorts of ideas and questions about the location and time of this setting. I am curious how these girls go about their days. I enjoy the work of Yisook Sohn.
Latendresse
5-6
period 5
Right off the bat, I enjoy this series because it is black and white.
Untitled #3 appears, to me, to be the most visually compelling from this series. It is of a woman lying on the floor in the sunlight of a mirror less ballet studio. Other than the intense shadows and highlights, there isn’t much that grabs my attention. All the focus in this image is on the woman lying on the floor, behind her is an empty brick wall. Something else I admire is the subtle change in value of the hardwood floor, especially because this picture is black and white.
The collection of work by this photographer varies in photographic style, some series are traditional (Whatever/Zoo) while others are more contemporary (Oasis and Mirage/Floating Island). Looking at the Zoo series, I realize something I have never realized before. Perhaps it only applies here, but I strongly believe it might be true in many other cases. Looking at this series I begin to think how the images would look if they weren’t in black and white. If they were they were color instead, this series would look intensely contemporary. I think this would work for many black and white photos. It is interesting to see how black and white, although this might not be the motive, can create a traditional effect.
While looking at these pictures you see that a lot of her pictures are very basic and yet they all turn out so good. For example she has a picture of a women just standing and anyone could have taken it, and it really didnt have much thought in it but yet, it still turned out fantastic. the thing i notice the most about her is that all of her pictures are so basic, yet they are all unique in there own way. they all have a touch of something i cant pick out. some of them are just simple pictures on random things and some of them are almost unreal looking.
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