Final Shoot 2 - Connecting Essay / Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier's Work
Vivian Maier used the idea of reflections within her self identity work to create a type of self portrait that featured herself within the image. You could often see the camera in her photos which personalised the image even further. She would use many types of reflections such as mirror and shadow reflections within her work.

This particular image show Vivian Maier  standing in front of a mirror looking at herself. She is holding the camera that the image was taken on. The image shows her reflection and is black and white.


My Work

This is my image from shoot 2 of Self Identity. When I originally took the image I did not have Maier in mind. This connection to this artist was a mistake but it works out well.

Within my image you can see three of me. My physical hand, a reflection of me and my camera and also 4 images of me in drag. The image features a reflective photo frame, a plain background and is in colour.

How they link
Both mine and Vivian Maier's work links in a multitude of ways; There are also a few differences. Both images feature the artist within the image. Vivian's image shows her mirrored reflection and my work shows myself in the image in the three ways previously explained. Both images feature reflections and within these reflections are the artists.
Despite the similarities, there is a clear difference in the images. Maier's work features a black and white portrait and my work features colour.