Obstructions
Title
Obstructions
Creator
Tramel, Amos
Abstract
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?
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?
Date
2025
Collection
Citation
Tramel, Amos, “Obstructions,” MU Libraries Digital Exhibits and Online Forums, accessed February 26, 2026, https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/items/show/258.
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