I struggle with this a lot in my work at the prison. I question if I am purely documenting the space, or making more out of the photos I take, or if this is even an important consideration. I think that ultimately I should not have to explain the space I am photographing or give a story behind it. The bulk of my previous work is mostly conceptual, me showing something very interpretive. Much of the time in the prison, I am faced with the dilemma of showing the typical documentary shots of a cell, the bars, etc. But what I find most interesting in that space is how sometimes it is so ANTI-prison. I am still unsure of how to solve my conflicting ideas of both showing the typical space because it intrigues me, but also showing something more. I think that ultimately my stronger work comes from me imposing my own style on the space. I am pleased with just shooting a space, but when I can show a different, more Jacki, type of way of shooting the prison, then my work thrives. I have many different ideas about the prison as a space and the interactions that happen within that space. But I should not try to interpret for my viewer. In some sense, I try to show the lack of a prison stereotype space within GBCI. The link you shared I think goes hand in hand with the written part of what they did. But does it weaken the work?
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I struggle with this a lot in my work at the prison. I question if I am purely documenting the space, or making more out of the photos I take, or if this is even an important consideration. I think that ultimately I should not have to explain the space I am photographing or give a story behind it. The bulk of my previous work is mostly conceptual, me showing something very interpretive. Much of the time in the prison, I am faced with the dilemma of showing the typical documentary shots of a cell, the bars, etc. But what I find most interesting in that space is how sometimes it is so ANTI-prison. I am still unsure of how to solve my conflicting ideas of both showing the typical space because it intrigues me, but also showing something more. I think that ultimately my stronger work comes from me imposing my own style on the space. I am pleased with just shooting a space, but when I can show a different, more Jacki, type of way of shooting the prison, then my work thrives. I have many different ideas about the prison as a space and the interactions that happen within that space. But I should not try to interpret for my viewer. In some sense, I try to show the lack of a prison stereotype space within GBCI. The link you shared I think goes hand in hand with the written part of what they did. But does it weaken the work?
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