by sally timmons

When one experiences a non-lived encounter through a photographers eye I am reminded of Roland Bartes reference from Camera Lucida where he speaks about the photograph as an index having been there in a moment, no matter how fleeting.

When considering this body of work by Alex bi., I'm conscious more so of the fact that I have not been there in the sense that these images are unfamiliar yet - familiar to me.

The notion of the encounter as a fleeting moment, yet a moment preserved as an indicator of the transience and mutability of life allows the viewer in a self-conscious way to remain hopeful yet doubtful at the same time for the future of those represented in the frame.

Sally TIMMONS (Dublin)
BFA - Photography - MA Vis