Here's a preview of five images from my recent "Exodus" project. Named in reference to Edward Castronova's book, "Exodus to the Virtual World."
I began with heavily constructed images, aiming to create a sense of loss. I wanted to remove elements of personality to suggest that these people are actually elsewhere, the brightly lit screens of the computing devices then act as windows to this other place.
The last two images were taken later on when my work moved away from being so constructed and began looking at behavior in real time. They are obviously very close to the work of Robbie Cooper but I hoped to display more of my ideas. I was still looking into to how we are removed from our physical location when playing games and are absorbed by them. I kept a reference to the screen with the use of a reflection in the eyes as an attempt to link with the earlier images but either way, they lead me nicely onto my next project, which I hope to base around how we develop relationships whilst playing games, particularly on local multiplayer.
Here is a early test for my next project - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVBZuNbD9EI
I realised many of my relationships with close friends had started through playing games together and now want to find a way I can turn that simple idea into a photography/video project.
