Amos Tramel: Obstructions

Artist Statement

There are a few reasons why you’d put something in front of a camera: to say “no pictures!”, to obscure your face, or to stop the flash. Perhaps you’re the one taking the picture, in which case it could be in order to stop a glare, to stop the sun or a streetlamp from throwing off your meter reading, or maybe to break the visual hierarchy of the image. But why insist on pre-exposure manipulation in a time where all the same effects can be achieved ‘in post’, after you’ve taken the image? Perhaps you’re running out of time. In this project, I investigate a position I find myself in—both spatially and temporally. Born too late to have time to spare, I affirm the world via a lens, and raise the question: what is worth doing when you don’t have time to do anything?  

Obstructions
Obstructions
Obstructions
Obstructions

About the Project

  • Title of Work: Obstructions
  • Medium: Four 8in x 10in inkjet prints from 35mm negative
  • Student's Name: Amos Tramel
  • Major: Philosophy and Linguistics
  • Anticipated Graduation Date: 25-May
  • Hometown: Columbia, MO
  • Student's Mentor: Joe Johnson
  • Mentor's Department: Art

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