the human subject

 Test shot, thoughts please! I intend to use better lighting that won't have such a strange colour cast, but this was just to test if my concept translates framing-wise.

            The theme that I would like to explore involving the human subject is of the nature of sleep and of closing ones eyes. I am interested in the physical form that the face takes when the eyes are closed. In Western Society the eyes are seen as a major point of connection between people, and I would like to explore this idea through the use of photography.

            By having the subjects eyes closed, the portrait will be denying the viewer the ability to gauge the subject through connection of the eyes. The viewer will then be forced to focus upon details that they would not normally look to first, like the form of the hands, arms, shoulders, as well as details in the face. I think it will also be interesting to see expressions and tensions shown in the subjects face as a reaction to my taking their portrait. There seems to always be a distrust of having one’s eyes closed in the presence of another and my hope is to create portraits that express the innocence and vulnerability that manifests itself once we close our eyes.