90's Bubble

90's Bubble

There are several visual features of this photo I really like, this ranging from angle and composition to the similarities found within the photo. I have always been interested in architecture, especially things that are different and have a unique purpose and look to them. This was taken looking in on a local tennis school, to me this photo is based on the relationship between man made spaces and how it's used. There is a certain element of constriction and imprisonment in this photo so much so it almost creates a feeling of constriction, with the air filled tents swelling up and starting to bubble over the fence. This photo gives a sense of man made architecture being confined against unused nature, almost as if it's been left outside the fence.

Visually there is certain reflections throughout the photo, there is a sense of mixture similar to my 'Seaweed' photo. The green grass is separated from the green signs although a very similar colour, there's also a reflection between the man made grey bubbles of air of the tents and the natural similarity of the grey clouds being pockets of air, the only real difference being Nature Vs Man. I chose to focus more on the sky and it's likeness to the tents, hence the crop of the photo.

When showing this photo to my coursemates some didn't Know what it was, which is something that has evolved after taking this photo. As these air tents aren't hugely common they do look strange, especially in this case with the fence being in such close proximity, it adds to the sense of imprisonment. Different people had different ideas of what the photo was of. One saying a concentration camp, others saying a pop up medical tent. This adds some form of mystery to the image, however there are subtle clues which tells the audience where this was created. Völkl is a tennis brand, but in the only readable sign the text is reversed making the biggest clue even harder to read. There is one other clue on the far left sign, the white person stood orange floor and green walls are typical of a tennis court, again this isn't easily readable and not immediately obvious. There is only one trace of a human visible in the photo, this being a shadow of someone stood inside the tennis court tent in the centre tent of the image.

I'd like this photo to be quite open to interpretation, to me this photo reminds me of the 1990's Bubble Backpack's.