Thursday, December 15, 2011

Agent Orange - Ed Kashi


AGENT ORANGE – Ed Kashi


My eyes were drawn to the contrasting colours (blue walls and orange-toned skin). Almost suddenly, I feel like my eyes are centered in on her eyes. This is because of the shadows covering the rest of her face only allowing her eyes to be illuminated.  At first glance, the photograph makes me feel very sorry for the girl in the photo because of her genetic defects. However, as I look at it more, I feel like she and her peers have grown used to her appearance because it seems as though she behaves and feels like any other normal girl (dressing in normal clothing). I think that if the photographer chose to include other girls (without genetic defects) it would clearly show that she is different from the rest. However, by isolating her it is not as clear because there is no one else to be compared to.

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