MAS110 Everyday Aesthetic- Shoes

We have chosen the everyday ordinary object of 'shoes' for this assesment on the topic of everyday aesthetics. Though shoes are a concrete idea, they are objects that encompass and protect our feet from the surroundings in which we put ourselves, we were provided with such an exciting variety of results to choose from. The capturing of our photos took place around Maquarie University, Sydney City, and our local suburbs on the North  Shore. We used a canon DSLR to capture our photos, which allowed for incredible quality and features such as zoom and focus, and then used an Apple Macbook to use iPhoto and edit our pictures. Susan Murray writes that pictures can 'blatantly refer to their creator's work/home life' (Susan Murrary 2008), and we believe shoes are a significant teller of what a person might be like, what they might like, and the interests they hold. Shoes are a form of self expression, emotion, and how someone feels. It might reflect the stage of life they're at, their occupation, or their hobbies. We were delighted with our varied results. We chose a song from www.Jamendo.com, titled 'Secret in Their Eyes' by Capashen. It's upbeat track reflects the positivity captured on film at the variety in life of such a mundane concrete object.


Reference
Murray, Susan, 2008, Digital Images, Photo Sharing, and our Shifting Notions of Everyday Aesthetics, Journal of Visual Culture, p155

Capashen, Secret in Their Eyes, http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/769000/secret-in-their-eyes-rockpop-electro, Creative Commons: Attribution- Share Alike

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