responses to the holga

As I have been getting feedback about my photographs from various sources, I have found most people really fascinated with the Holga photography as a material translation of time which is simultaneously stopped and in motion. Certain people exclaimed that the photographs are examples of the 4th dimension....framed in a two dimensional medium which is documenting a three dimensional world. Non-sequential and sequential ordering of time also came up, as the process captures a sequence on a linear roll of film, but the masking lines change the chronology of the original images. Bethany and Hammet had an interesting suggestion about contrasting deep space and shallow space. They also suggested documenting transitions, such as the sunset or a progression along a street.

It is a fascinating process and intriguing result, but I keep wondering what next? How can this be used? I like the images but think they should be shown with other similar images (maybe taken from the same place) to construct a more dimensional story. The medium and scale of their exhibited content will play a huge role in determining how the viewers will interpret the photographs. My gut response is that they should be large and hanging in a room installation. Maybe exhibiting them on flat panels which are hung dimensionally in space might add additional depth to their already layered framing. I want to give them context, and context does not have to be a literary narration or combination with a text. It can be a gallery setting, or the means—printed, projected—of showcasing the photographs.