Monday, 15 October 2012

Inspirations for Alice in Wonderland shoot.


Tim Walker.

Tim Walker's work has had an impact on me since I've started studying photography. I find his work innovative and expressive. He thinks about things in a way others fail to. 

The image below I feel has connotations towards Alice in Wonderland. The table connotes the Mad Hatters tea party and the items in the tree when Alice falls down the rabbit hole and is surrounded by falling objects.
INSIDE/OUT, Tim Walker 2008
More recent work I've seen of Tim Walker's also leads my mind towards thinking about Alice in Wonderland.
Lindsey Wixon, Northumberland, 2011 Italian Vogue

Lindsey Wixon, Northumberland, 2011 Italian Vogue
The 2 images above make me think of the part of in the story where Alice drinks a formula and becomes larger than life, stuck inside a house.

There are also deeper meanings behind the narrative that aren't visible to the eye. These include the idea of time, imagination/fantasy and the difference between reality and make believe. 


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