4. Geoff Broadway
"Mirage" (59K JPEG)
The aim of my current series of work is to create composite images which
explore issues of culture, power and ideology.
Using the computer to rework and combine found imagery into a cohesive and
dynamic form, connections are made between diverse visual material to forge
a collision of
representations which transcend simple and single readings.
Mirage is primarily about surface appearance and underlying reality and how
cultural
values are established and reinforced by the use of pictorial styles and
genres. Made up of four distinct elements, Mirage explores our perception
of a land of exotic adventure with 'barbaric' and 'uncivilised'
counter-currents, whilst covering a history of scientific and technological
development which spawned the tools of western development.
Elements in Mirage:
16th Century Islamic Compass,
Photographer unknown: Israeli soldier and PLO suspect 1985,
Oil-well fire from 'Operation Desert Storm' 1992,
Etienne Jules Marey: Arab Horse, Gallop. 1887.
