Rowland Barthes:
Official title: Chair of Sémiologie Littéraire, Collège de France
"The starting point of these reflections was usually a feeling of impatience at the sight of the "naturalness" with which newspapers, art and common sense constantly dress up a reality which, even though it is the one we live in, is undoubtedly determined by history. In short, in the account given of our contemporary circumstances, I resented seeing Nature and History confused at every turn, and I wanted to track down, in the decorative display of what-goes-without-saying, the ideological abuse which, in my view, is hidden there" [From the Preface to Mythologies, by Roland Barthes, Trans. Annette Lavers (1972)]
I have looked at Barthes previous in nearly all of my past photography projects as he is a really big inspiration to me. One of his most famous essays and the one that have given me most inspiration is "The Death Of The Author".
I felt inspired by his work as always in the same way as he has opened up an idea in my mind that relates to the end of my project. I am looking at existence and the idea that we exist in such a huge vast universe that we cannot make sense of it all. This being said, I know my final images may be addressed differently by different people. I want them to feel a range of emotions when looking at my images (negative or positive) and for something to be taken away.
I have explored in depth these ideas and feel passionately about them.
Barthes has helped inspired that and because y interpretation may be different to others I feel his work deserved a mention. It is an open text with a never amount of meanings that I have given my audience.
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