Ben Goossens' Reframed Image
In Ben Goossens image, he portrays the back side of a clenched fist in a desolate area. In the middle of the fist, there is an ear that protrudes from its surface. To the right side of the fist, there is an eyeball attached to a pole. Further away, off into the distance, there is a pair of lips attached to an identical pole. There is a contrast between the shape of the lips and the shape of the eyeball. However, there is an affinity between the poles that are holding the objects. I was drawn to the original image because it is eccentric and surreal. Goossens uses an extreme wide shot for his shot type, showing a very large area within a single frame. I reframed the image to zoom in on the fist/ear because it struck me as particularly interesting. While my framed image leaves little room for space, Goossens creates space by portraying a large object in the foreground, and smaller objects in the background. By portraying an eyeball, which is also missing from my framed image, Goosens creates a virtual line that vertically and diagonally directs the viewer. Because the eyeball directs the viewers in certain directions, it creates visual movement and rhythm that guide the viewer across the picture plane. Goossens also uses actual lines to portray wrinkles on the hands and ears in his image. Because the lines direct the viewer in multiple directions, the quality he creates is a contrast within the frame; this is how the lines are perceived by the viewer. This is still shown in my framed image. However, I think Goossens framed the image the way he did because by adding the other objects, he illustrates more body parts. One interpretation is that Goosens illustrated four different body parts to represent the four senses – sight (eyes), hearing (ear), taste (lips), and touch (hands). |
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