ANTHROPOMORPHISM.
I don't really consider myself a photographer, but shooting has always been a hobby of mine. For the past few years, I've been amassing a collection of photos that resemble human faces. Odd, you might say. And I would agree. But a few years ago, I became fascinated with "seeing" human faces in places where you would least expect it.
It got me wondering...
Do I see human faces in inanimate objects because I am human?
Or do inanimate objects look like humans because we created them that way?
And what about things that exist naturally that are anthropomorphic?
If "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", do we subconsciously embed our own image into everything we see?
Anyway, this cranial roller coaster of a question got me shooting.
I got to talking with Steven Vogel over at Black Lodges about this personal project I've been compiling and he was gracious enough to showcase it on his site. You can see some of what I have captured and where.
If you want to share any anthropomorphic images you might have captured, please email them to me at info@stapledesign.com.
Enjoy.
僕は自分自身のことをフォトグラファーとは思わないが、趣味として写真を撮るのが好きです。この数年間、人間の顔をした物の写真を撮り集めています。ちょっと変だとわかってます。でも、何年か前からありえない所で人間の顔を「見る」ようになりました。
それをキッカケに考えるようになりました。。。
無生物の物に人間の顔が見えるのは、僕が人間だから？
それとも、人間が作ったものだから？
そしたら、自然のものが擬人化する事は？
もし、「美は見る人の目の中にある」のであれば、僕たちは潜在意識ですべての物に自身のイメージを埋め込んでしまうのか？
とにかく、そんな質問が頭の中を交差していたので写真を撮るようになりました。
この個人的なプロジェクトの事をBlack Lodges のスティーブン・ヴォーゲル氏と話していたら、彼のサイトで僕の作品を掲載してくれました。ぜひ、見てください。
擬人化したものの写真がある方はぜひ、僕にinfo@stapledesign.comまでメールしてください。
Enjoy!
posted by jeffstaple | 8:44 PM
8 Comments:
so it IS true. you are not just a streetwear dude, a sneakerhead or "the guy who did the pigeon dunks."
I was chatting to my friend in the restaurant the other day and he started going on about how the backs of the chairs looked like monster faces, which on 2nd glance they did. By the same token that you say you see human faces, he was saying he saw monster faces everywhere... Not sure what that says about him or you but thought it was interesting..
there are a bunch of anthropomorphic images at ffffound.com not to mention some good design and photography.
oh, I get it, anything w/ 3 holes=face. Yeah... don't blow a blood vessel trying to figure this one out.
http://www.facesinplaces.blogspot.com/
Thanks to the guy who sent me this:
http://www.amazon.com/Faces-Francois-Robert/dp/B000A3WW1C/ref=pd_sim_b_img_1
Just in case you haven't seen this:
http://www.facesinplaces.blogspot.com/
Much respect,
*sp
I was really intrigued with your post the other day on the subject of anthropomorphism. It really made me think because its a really fun topic to look around your surroundings for but in its truest sense its a deeper notion on why it is what it is and exactly what you pointed out, what is it that some of these objects that make anthropomorphic.
I see it as we see the human characteristics in objects because the human characteristics are something that are a part of us. It makes the most sense to me because this happens a lot with other things that are part of us or that we attribute to being part of our life. It is kind of like what you mentioned, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" because since we are exposed to certain things, those particulars are going to show up around us. If I was a skater then I would find myself experiencing a day in the city differently then if I wasn't and this is because I would find urban landscape not only to walk and sit on but actually use. I'm a dancer so almost any location to me looks like a potential set or theme. It's just that when something really is a part of you, there are common symbols that are synonymous to what that certain thing.
It may be a stretch in reasoning but it's subject I've been constantly talking to people about. Maybe this is the reason or original conception for robots. haha.
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