One previous summer, I went through a phase during which every time I could not sleep, I put on headphones, listened to music, and took pictures of myself reacting to the sounds. I remember it usually being past 1:00 am and Nine Inch Nails' live recording And All That Could Have Been was the album of choice.
Some of the resulting portraits are very expressive, with very exaggerated faces, but I rather like the image the two previous works are derived from. My expression seems to be a reaction to something unimaginable, such that I cannot react in any way other than complete stillness and awe.
I am drawn to the idea that the human face can be a mirror for the invisible, reflecting an image for things that cannot actually be seen. The face's physical form can give emotion and meaning to any experience or phenomenon. I also like the dual nature of the face reacting and expressing. One ability of the face is so instinctive and natural and the other can be trained and calculated. An artist can also add a layer of calculated expression on top of the image the face has already created; such is the nature of these two works.
Do you get different feelings from the individual pieces?
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