All Hail Nonno

COMPLETELY NATURAL- I DIDN'T HAVE TO REQUEST FOR MY GRANDFATHER TO BE POSITIONED IN A CERTAIN WAY.

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Both photographs have been taken to satirise the power within hierarchy. The enhanced complementary hues and the surrounding space filled with a strong synthetic aqua, giving a painterly atmosphere, defines themes of luxury and power and implies how it is a dream for most to be at the top of that hierarchal scale. As a result very real images of my grandfather in his garden have been dramatized to express the lush life of someone in that league of authority. Or in more of a general sense, since my grandfather is 94 being the eldest out of the family, the top of the family tree, he is essentially someone with a high status and the entire family have lots of respect for him too.

Image 1) has been taken from behind, in a laying position, to expose the view from his perspective that he is looking down on. With his prop, such as the walking stick, and raised legs presents his comfort and relaxed attitude- typical for someone with authority as they have nothing to worry about. The painterly blues and the luscious green foliage demonstrates a setting that has been designed and crafted, seemingly by my grandfather, where they are the vivid jubilant views he desires to see of the world. Personal but empowering because if he were to run the world I'm sure he would make it as bright as this.

Image 2) is my grandfather in the same position but taken at a different angle to express hierarchy at a different perspective. Instead the image was taken through the reflection of the small side mirror located in the garden. Through the way the photo has been manipulated with colour the mirror looks like a magnifying glass. With the principles of a magnifying glass, when you hover over something important they increase in size. Furthermore the bleeding of the colour through the mirror gives the impression that my grandfather is floating mid-page, the fact that he is not at ground level suggests his superiority towards everything else around him.

Drifting type : in Italian,  'born in 1923'

The type is personalising the image to my grandfather, a) he is fluently Italian and only speaks and understands Italian and b) the 'born in 1923' accentuates how old my grandfather is and it is his exceptional health and mindset that is inspiring. Drifting type in rows suggests that with age one gradually deteriorates (physically) but as you're getting older you gain more experience and maturity that is admirable and powerful.