[影像 | 概念]”沈浸”計畫 – 人們專注的神情,其所展現出來的自然表情,與背後所呈現出的若有所思,一直為攝影家所關注. 攝影影像藝術家Robbie Cooper觀察人們透過螢幕觀看一連串不同的影像,從電腦遊戲,恐怖片到小朋友的卡通,並利用嵌入式高解析錄影機捕捉他們沉浸在各種媒體的臉部表情.長時間的錄影觀察可以讓被觀察的受試者放鬆並忽略被觀察所產生的拘謹感. 最後作品為截取自單格錄影的高飽和影像,並呈現出無防備的觀看神情.
Inspired by watching teenagers absorbed in computer games in Chinese internet cafés, Cooper’s portraits capture everyday people as they become immersed in different types of media.
Shooting through the screen, these images are single frames taken from high-definition video footage. Filming long periods of video helps Cooper’s models to forget they’re being photographed and results in natural moments of unguarded behaviour.
