Taylor McCormick - Digital Photography I

Taylor McCormick Professor Jaime Aelavanthara Digital Photography I 7 May 2020  Artist Statement     Topics such as inclusivity and accessibility are spoken about now more than ever before. The world is constantly changing and adapting to meet the needs of those with disabilities. Despite the fact that individuals with special needs are often recognized and provided with the support that they deserve, no matter what, their lives do not always completely match up to what is considered the life of a “typical” American. Specifically, when examining the home life of an individual with a disability, one may learn that they have to do things in their own, special way in order to best cater to themselves. In my series, titled, “There’s No Place Like Home” I address this idea and utilize still-life photography to provide my audience with a glimpse of the home lives of those with disabilities. For inspiration for these photographs, I used interviews I have conducted both with individu

Taylor McCormick Professor Jaime Aelavanthara Digital Photography I 4 May 2020 Final Project: Sophie Calle     For my final project, I am drawing inspiration from French photographer Sophie Calle. Specifically, one of my sources of inspiration is Calle’s series, titled, The Blind . In this body of work, Calle asks individuals who are blind what their concept of beauty is. She then proceeds to create photographic compositions that accompanied those responses. For example, in one of the works within this series, Calle photographs a patch of grass, and next to this photograph hangs the caption, “Green is beautiful. Every time I like something, I’m told it’s green. Grass is green, trees, leaves, nature too…”  In another work from this series, Calle photographs a woman with long, curly hair and captions the photo, “Hair is magnificent. Especially African hair. I curl up in women’s long hair. I pretend I’m a cat and meow.” An important idea to note when observing this ser