My Own Photograph No.1
I took this photo during winter, late one evening. When taking this photo i tried to create a dark industrial and broken-down landscape. The dark evening made the sky look very heavy and solid. In terms of framing the image, i tried only to get the roofs and chimney stacks. The majority, roughly two-thirds of the image, is sky which means that your eye gets drawn towards the bottom of the image. For the viewer, there is the sensation of being trapped. Firstly, with the bars at the bottom the image, secondly, the lack of open space between the houses and between the roofs and the ominous sky. The image of terraced houses and crowded views denotes industrial areas. Which brings connotations of crime, dirt and poverty.
Why do you think that terraced roofs and chimney stacks have become a signifier for the industrial, working class, North of England? Where has this signifier come from? Where else have you seen it?
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