For the outcomes state of the term, we were asked to create a shoot, having taken inspiration from the July 2012 Vogue shoot by Josh Olins- A clean slate.

Our concept was called ‘Purgatory’. Our idea for this was to explore the relationship between artificial and organic form. We were instructed to include the accessory of a ‘bag’ in our shoot, in relation to our five chosen words, ‘INDEPENDENT, PRIMARY, LINEAR, PERSPECTIVE, CLASSIC’.

We executed this shoot in Bonington Art Gallery, using the sharp architecture of the building and natural lightening to our advantage. Inspired by Chloe’s feminine form, we decided to try and present her as natural as possible, whilst still incorporating the use of primary colours, red blue and yellow in a linear fashion in her makeup.

We also used materials like acrylic sheets and cardboard to further enhance the organic form of Chloe’s body. The brown vintage ‘Hermes’ bag  featured in our shoot is a fashion classic , and coupled with this, the lone powerful figure displays confidence and authority which relates back to our key words.

She resides in between both states, hard and soft, overt and covert, organic and artificial, resulting in the concept name ‘Purgatory.’

-Kirsty