Emmet and Elijah Gowin: Maggie.

I must say, I honestly did not find myself very attached to these images. I took them for what they were, a series of intimate photographs that has this strange nostalgic dark vibe to it. They has interesting elements that were included in certain photographs such as the glass, the strange round objects, the organic wire and paper structure added some interest to the photo. Without those it would be nothing but snapshots. It helped that there were these strange, unrecognizable objects placed in the photograph and also as the subject's point of interest as well. Because the subject is so mesmerized by the object beside her, it makes the viewer take a closer look as well. The photographs were black and white, which made wonder why not color? Certain images are very busy and detailed.

I noticed that in this body of work, there were mostly two types of images. First there were the tight crop, precise point of focus of round kitchen items, and the attention to the hand and how it interacts with the item; slow reaching for it or anticipation in touching it.


The second kind of images were images that were predominately dark, vignetted and portray of a very odd scene, a scene that makes me feel like I was intruding and seeing something I was not meant to see. It has an eerie feel to it.
Overall, the space and the presentation of the images were efficient and successful. The photographs were contained in a simple, light wood frame, evening spaced and hung.