Task 8 // Appropriation

I have appropriated a famous photograph called the Afghan girl, taken by Stephen Curry. It is one of my favourite photographs published from the National Geographic Magazine. I took a self-portrait using a tripod and trying convey the girl’s similar emotions although my piece was taken in a different composition and angle. I then used Photoshop and merged both images together using the opacity tool creating both works looking transparent and enhancing the illusion. In my photograph, I tried replicating the image wearing a scarf over my head. Using a similar lighting with the dark background. I wanted to show my identity in the image and convey two different perspectives to the audience.

 

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