SIGMAR POLKE

This is a photograph done by Sigmar Polke, a German painter and photographer. Polke used the double exposure technique to produce this piece of work. The use of close-ups directs the viewers attention to the details that fascinated Polke the most, which in this case are the arch on the faucets as in the image. He placed two negatives in the enlarger to introduce context and texture into the final layered photograph. In this photograph, Polke used  two gleaming faucets among people carrying umbrellas as they move through the flooded street. The link between the faucets and the flooded street have a thing in common as they both use water in some way. It's a very clever use of the two and at first glance, one may not see the connection or what the photograph actually consists of.

 I choose to look at this photograph as it was the one which stood to me the most. It sparked many questions in my mind as to what exactly the image was and how it was done. I really like the subliminal meaning of the faucets and the photograph of the people with the umbrella, however I hoped the photograph could have better clarity  however given the time it was taken it is very understandable. 

This type of work reminds me of works done by Stephanie de Rouge a French photographer based in New York.

This is one Stephanie's pieces of work, in my opinion it bears resemblance to that of Polke's because at first glance the photograph seems too busy and like some sort of code which you need to decipher. Although her work is a bit more abstract, it still manages to catch that chaotic side as that of Sigmar Polke's.