Cover Image by Ella Caldwell, Year 10

Cover Art: 'A Cumulus Thought' by Ella Caldwell

COVER ART: ‘A Cumulus Thought’

The brief for my photographic work entitled ‘A Cumulus Thought’ was to create an image that fit the characteristics of the surrealist fashion photography movement. Surrealism often deals with the subconscious mind and a dreamlike state placing subjects together that do not seem to fit, or appear unusual and out of place. I filled this demand by placing the figure with her head amongst the clouds. The desaturated colour scheme gives a subdued quality to my work, enhancing this style and the birds flying through the clouds give a sense that the proportions between bird and girl are unequal and unnatural.

The idea of ‘head in the clouds’ and an unclear judgement are represented literally in this image as the clouds obscure the girl’s face. It makes the comment that our thoughts and mind are often masked and confused by our surroundings and that often we may need to take a step back out of our subconscious.

- Ella Caldwell, Year 10.