MAS110 Photo Essay - Waiting Spaces & Boredom

MAS110 Photo Essay - Waiting Spaces & Boredom

Joshua Brogan and Samuel Ryan (42855640 & 42888336)

Our photo essay has reflected concepts of capturing mundane properties through everyday photography in a variety of ways. Our main theme of waiting spaces encapsulates the routine practice of waiting that we experience each day as part of our lives. While in these spaces, few appreciate the urban surroundings that have been put in place to allow us to wait, but when viewed outside these contexts, one can understand their necessity. Our sub-theme plays off of the main theme because in the waiting spaces, we all experience boredom as we pause and become stagnant until we are able to continue onwards. The reason we chose benches, bus stops and other waiting spaces was so we could express what is typically mundane when in the moment, yet surprisingly interesting when observed from a separate context. The non-occupancy of the places that were photographed enhances the lack of appreciation for the spaces and also the concept of aloneness, which ties in with boredom. Our music choice of “Revolve” was made because of its bright and upbeat nature, again harnessing the interesting features that we found in the seemingly mundane aesthetics we captured under a separate context.

Music: Revolve - Hisboyelroy (2005)

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