Childhood Disarray
Digital Image, Rechargeable Light, Drink Coasters, Plastic Eggs, Miniature Teacup Set, Stuffed Bear, Puzzle Cube
Inspired by the movie: Close (2022)
The photograph reflects the intense themes of relationship and complication between two young boys and the dynamic of their close friendship in their youth until it goes terribly wrong. I carefully selected and arranged objects to depict a sense of relationship and complication. The bear speaks to the warmth the boys have for one another. The plastic eggs were highlighted to convey restrictions surrounding their friendship and the puzzle cube to emphasize complication. There are also two cup coasters, to further portray the notion of two beings having been in the room previously. The miniature teacup set is to convey the feeling of childhood as well as having a small stature in the film. The rechargeable light had been placed as a common item in a childhood bedroom to "ward off dangers" which can be considered irony as danger does inevitably arrive.
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