Over the summer I visited the the Tate exhibition 'Exposed; Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera'. The exhibition was curated effectively, i particularly loved the use of black walls as it created an automatic tense atmosphere. When walking around the exhibition i found myself watching other people as i found the relationship between the viewer and the exposing images to be truly voyeuristic.
As i am researching the ideals of love a found this piece by Yoshiyuki particularly revealing, not of love but of lust (which to me is a form of love connection).
The third person in the photograph becomes the first viewer, the camera the second, the viewer the third and i almost felt like the four, watching people within the gallery react to the work. This overlapping layers of viewers to me demonstrates the essence of Voyeurism.
Another image that i found when conducting further research was from a photograph competition for the YoungTate
http://www.tate.org.uk/youngtate/exposedcompetition/inspiration.htm .jpg)
This image is a beautiful representation of affectionate love. I am wanting to research the hidden touches of affection and how i could represent this within my work. I am wanting to create the majority of my work through the medium of textiles which I believe has a 'loving touch' which will create an underlining meaning to my work.
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