My next stage in the project was to revisit the tree images I had already taken. I was still intrigued by the possibilities of using a grid form of presentation.
This is the first draft using Adobe Photoshop – not perfect, but a useful visual reference. I also used these images as shot without editing or adding any specific effects.
While thinking about this grid presentation, I realised that I was being strongly influenced by what I was seeing on my TV screen. During this time of lockdown and people working from home, I was being exposed to Zoom chats. This is a way of communicating via the internet where all participants appear in a grid.
Each participant is isolated, but together. They are connected, despite their dis-location.
This is how the trees appear in grid form – all of the images could be individual ones in separate locations. By presenting them together, it is an allegory of what it can feel like being in isolation and limited to one’s surroundings but still able to be part of something much bigger.
I have also used grids previously to present my images.
Both of these examples show the possible dynamics of a series of images that combine to make a single piece of work. This, in my experience, creates a synergy between images when presented together.
Jennie Meadows MA Photography 