I find it very interesting how
Romina uses the same women with basically the same facial expression throughout
her series. Also, I greatly enjoy the consistent use of strange objects placed
along side this woman in an outfit who seems historically out of place. The
oddity of the whole situation allows for an intriguing and discussion-provoking
image. Ultimately, Romina has done a wonderful job with such simple photos
through the use of props, costuming, and set.
“This
project, making use of the anachronism as a visual resource, does not pretend
to refer to the past but to create a reference on which to analyze the
evolution of society as well as its actions and reactions front to current
issues.” Although this quote is the word for word concept pertaining to
Romina’s images, I immediately understood the concept prior to reading her
statement. I believe the clarity of her concept is yet another point I enjoy.
Many photo projects seem very ambiguous and vague, yet here there are only but
so many meanings one could pull from these images. The boldness and sureness
seen in them allows for a clear statement and one worth discussing. Wanting to
understand the weirdness of the human evolution and what we were to where we
are, is almost impossible to imagine fully. If anything, I believe this is a
strong attempt to pursue the subject of evolution within society.
The
gaze of the woman in these portraits is uniquely powerful. This is what first
held my attention. After diving a bit deeper, I began to realize the depth of
meaning these images held. I began to consider how silly we must appear with
all our gadgets and gizmos these days. They made me question why we want to
wear wax lips that make terribly annoying sounds. The gaze challenged me to
consider the absurdity of life and even the absurdity of the past. They would
have never done or played with the things we find enjoyable, yet they would
wear giant neckpieces, which we find silly today. Ultimately I come around to
perspective, which is the base for everything. Everything evolves based on
perspective making me wonder if change is but only an illusion of our own stance
on how things should be. In the end, we don’t tend to pay attention to the
changes we like only the ones we dislike.
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