What:
I want to shoot a series of recreated crime scenes where the audience can figure out what has happened by the setting of the aftermath.
Where:
Interesting urban locations such as:
- The hull of a wooden boat.
- A derelict underground carpark
- Warehouse
- Stip-club
- Back-alley
- Dock
Equipment:
I plan to shoot with the university's RB67 medium format camera. I will then scan the exposures into the computer for editing. Ideally I would like to print on A3 sheets and display the series of 5 prints bunched together (arranged above and below each other).
Influences: Quotes from 'City of Shadow' by Peter Doyle
"Crime scene photographers serve three purposes: they contribute an understanding of how a crime has transpired and define the geography of the crime scene for future references; they also furnish proof on behalf of the prosecution that a crime actually took place"
"Photography has always playeed an important part in the investigation of crime..."
"Crime scene photographers see things that ordinary people do not. They linger analytically over scenes of mayhem with a rational gaze and a steady hand. They must 'record the scene from all resonable aspects.' They have to be alert, thoughtful and observant."
"Crim scene images are private images and are not meant for public consumption. They are pieces of forensic documentation recorded for the investigation detectives and the court."
"Any looking represents an intrusion and often a trespass on private grief."
"Film noir dramatised the corruption and violence of the big city and painted the cinema screen in harsh contrasts of light and shadow. The skewed, angular way of photographing spaces and expressionistic chiaroscuro of film noir shares a resonant familiarity with the habit of seeing manifested in crime scene photography."
"Recent popularity of the forensic investigator in television, book and film has several explainations. Undoubtedly part of the attraction is
the exploration of the normally taboo worlds of death, violation and decay. But along with this negative obsorption is the macabre is a much more positive emotion that is animated by respect for human reason, and a
deep sense of optimism about humanity's ratiocinative capacity to mitigate, contain and defuse evil."
