Chrystal’s starting image in her diptych shows her with her
child sitting on a window seal.
The two are locked in a joyful gaze, smiling at each other as the child
brushes her hand across her mothers face.
This tender moment is highlighted with the soft bright light coming from
the sunshine out side giving the photo a nice glow. This moment reminds me of many moments I shared with my
mother as a child. Going through
photos of my younger years I noticed they were typically taken when I was
wrapped up in my mother’s arms.
The second photo adds an interesting twist when shown with
the first photo. We see Chrystal
on the same window with her child but both are nude. We cannot see the expression on the child’s face but we can
on Chrystal’s, which is that of “no expression” or possibly a look of someone
who is in deep thought. The
lighting is not as bright and soft as the original and is more focused in one
area. On the floor we see that
there is spilt liquid next to the child and a used spoon. On the wall there is a mattress leaning
up against it that is dirty and is possibly on its way out to be disposed
of.
What I can take away from these two photos when presented
together is that the fist photo represents the joys of having a child by how it
shows the two being so happy together.
With the second photo I feel that it shows the more real side of things,
which is why the two subjects are nude.
It shows that it is not always easy, fun, or enjoyable, that sometimes
things get messy and difficult to deal with.
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