Theatre is essentially a relationship between performer, spectator and the space in which they come together. In order to facilitate this I have photographed, where possible, from the viewpoint of both performer and audience. This differentiates my work from most photographic typologies where the methodology is used to encourage comparison and analysis. I seek, rather, to emphasize that unique relationship between audience and performer. Through careful consideration of the formal qualities of the medium I have sought to engage the viewer with the visceral particularities of each space photographed. My methodology entails meticulously constructing a single image from multiple photographs taken over many hours; a slow coalescing of time that encourages stillness and introspection. The work extends the nature of the photographic document by exploring the potential of the photograph to act as poetic metaphor for hidden memories of place.

Item Type:	Published Creative Work
Keywords:	theatre, photography, exhibition
Research Division:	Creative Arts and Writing
Research Group:	Visual arts
Research Field:	Fine arts
Objective Division:	Culture and Society
Objective Group:	Arts
Objective Field:	The creative arts
UTAS Author:	Frost, R (Dr Ruth Frost)
ID Code:	120853
Year Published:	2015
Deposited By:	Office of the School of Creative Arts and Media
Deposited On:	2017-08-31
Last Modified:	2018-03-15
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