Some statistics for the images in the 3 alopecia galleries by photographers Sigga Ella, Daniel Regan and Anthony Griffin
Images show
(approximately)
Female subjects 95%
Head and shoulders
only 100%
Eyes open 52%
Smiling 5%
Clothing barely visible
or not visible: 60%
Over 50 years old
(estimated):20%
In visual terms, if these galleries represent a developing genre of alopecia portraits
I think this is a reasonable description of the style,
"Virtually all will be
young caucasian women under 50, head and shoulders only will be
shown, and fewer than half will be shown wearing clothing, only about
half the subjects will return the camera's gaze and very few will
smile".
I hope that if we see more alopecia portrait galleries that we can see a less passive subject and know a little more about them visually and in text.
I hope that if we see more alopecia portrait galleries that we can see a less passive subject and know a little more about them visually and in text.
Female subjects: Could specifically around women and slightly broader then alopecia;
ReplyDeleteHead and shoulders only: Portraits;
Eyes open: All in one of the referenced works;
Smiling: Not necessarily typical in and of portraiture;
Clothing barely visible or not visible: Often aesthetically distracting, inconsistent, etc.
Over 50 years old: Depended on willing participants, with no age restrictions.