In-depth analysis of Lucy Dobinson.

I researched the work of Lucy Dobinson. Lucy is a Fashion Photography student studying at The London College of Fashion. Within Lucy's portfolio of work she created a project called 'Claustrophobia'. This was a video put together from still images of female models being positioned in small, box-like spaces. 

These models were simply wearing tights that had been cut and positioned over their breast and genatels as well as cut and placed over the models faces. The different coloured tights can show the difference within the spaces that they are positioned in. The darker tights are used in the darker images and smaller space. In the second photograph there is more lighting and the natural coloured tights help depict this. I think the difference in colour works well in the sense that it adds another texture to images. The material also hides the identity of the person modelling within Lucy's work. 

The title of these pieces tells you exactly what you need to know about what the project is depicting. I think that this work could be related to a personal experience possibly Lucy herself could suffer from anxiety attacks caused by feeling claustrophobia. I believe that this work could be classed as portraiture in the sense that it face is the main focus of the photograph as this is what your drawn to because it is covered with material. However, this could also be seen as shock art as this is not normally something that you would imagine to see which is why I believe that this work got such a great reaction.

I think that there is a deeper meaning behind the work that shows that there are many people that suffer from claustrophobia and that is almost 'normal' to experience these feelings and emotions in day to day life. This is what leads me to think that Lucy may suffer from anxiety attacks herself.

The use of material gives another dimension to the image. I think this leaves the audience wanting to see who this female might be. I also think that it adds to the emotions that someone that suffers from attacks would experience because by adding further aspects to the image that would normally effect them it makes them see that this feeling is shared.

I chose to look at Lucy's project 'claustrophobia' as it helped me to see another side to claustrophobia that is a little more dramatic and exaggerated to a level that is more understandable, this then helped me to work on my own series of images and outcomes that revolve around claustrophobia. My personal opinion on this work is that I love that the images seem simple to create yet they are extremely effective. This has inspired me to produce a large scale installation that would be surrounded by photographic portraits and experiments of the people belongings.