1st place
gold star award
Jovana Mladenovic
united kingdom 
title
Fear of Silence
My approach to this project was a slow and carefully planned journey involving a lot of research. Due to this process of preparation my idea became clearer and I decided to divide my project into 3 parts.
Psychological portraits were what I focused on first. This was a studio shoot taken using a medium format camera and with the use of natural light. I shot six different emotions with three pale and ginger blonde models on two medium format cameras and one digital for light tests. I used symbols on the shoot to strengthen the imagery such as tights to symbolise feeling trapped and the feeling of being uncomfortable within your skin. The peeling off effect to convey a feeling of escapism and soapy hands as a metaphor for a long shower and a sense of calm. Through varied methods of research, my idea was to look upon real young people and how they feel when they are confronted with silence. I wanted to present how they feel
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entry description
In continuation from my past project where I was researching about the four stages of fear, I decided to further elaborate on my fears from a different aspect. The way I see ‘everyday and the epic’ is confronting every day life with the epic emotions that grow in a world where society becomes more modernised but social intelligence is decreasing. What really unsettles me is silence. Silence in our loneliness, silence in our communication, silence in the people all around us. A train full of strangers, filled with silence I believe can be slightly uncomfortable as is silence at the dinner table. The sudden surge of social networking and portable technology has given rise to multiple personalities forming within society and I aim to capture the effects of this ever growing problem.My approach to this project was a slow and carefully planned journey involving a lot of research. Due to this process of preparation my idea became clearer and I decided to divide my project into 3 parts.
Psychological portraits were what I focused on first. This was a studio shoot taken using a medium format camera and with the use of natural light. I shot six different emotions with three pale and ginger blonde models on two medium format cameras and one digital for light tests. I used symbols on the shoot to strengthen the imagery such as tights to symbolise feeling trapped and the feeling of being uncomfortable within your skin. The peeling off effect to convey a feeling of escapism and soapy hands as a metaphor for a long shower and a sense of calm. Through varied methods of research, my idea was to look upon real young people and how they feel when they are confronted with silence. I wanted to present how they feel
about the photographer
Ambitious photographer with 7 years experience. Areas of expertise include fashion, creative and conceptual photography.back to gallery
