Photographing the silhouettes

Photographing the silhouettes

Shadowplay

An activity commissioned by the Learning Department at Compton Verney to accompany the Shadows exhibition. Devised by myself and Ania Bas, we were asked to give visitors a sense of participation in the exhibition. Visitors were invited to pose for a silhouetted photograph. This was then digitally cut out with exquisite precision, showing the smallest detail of hair or outline. The visitors then kept a copy themselves and contributed another to a dramatically lit tableau. Link to Shadows Exhibition