Title: Fundamental Interval Commuters
Date: 2010
In this work by Jim Campbell the composition is of a busy, high human traffic area. Many viewers can relate to this scene because of what they physically at work or school. There are people moving in all directions and the blurred affect seems to hasten their pace. The viewers can also relate through the feeling or emotions being evoked from being in situations similar to this. The anxiety and rushed feelings are very easily read. Campbell's use of long exposure is perfect to create this feeling. What makes the composition even more interesting is that every person is a complete blur of colors, except the one stationary leg. These legs give the eye a focal point to rest on then hop to the next leg. So not only do the blurs suggest movement, but so do the bouncing of the eye from each leg.
To be honest, the lighting through the picture is very nice and aesthetically pleasing, but I don't really understand what it brings to the message. There doesn't seem to be any real purpose for it other than looking really nice. Having light displayed the way it is displayed seems it has to have a reason or purpose. It is just too bold of a statement to not mean anything. Other than the lighting I really have no questions or complaints, and if Campbell were to just hang the photograph alone the idea would have come across just fine.
I like your description of the photograph, especially how the eye hops around the picture due to the one "stationary leg", that is exactly what my eyes did. Maybe the lighting is to continue the sense of movement, there is space between the wall and the photograph. I am kind of reading this as the wall is stationary but the photograph is not, just as the legs in the picture but the body is not. I don't know for sure, just my thoughts.
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