I just don't get it at all. I understand that he takes movie stills and postcards and arranges them to give the images a new meaning and context but it's just not visually interesting to me. This particular image is one that i don't find appealing at all, though i somewhat understand the context that he is portraying by arranging the images the way he did. this body of work is interesting in its own way and i'm truly surprised that it was awarded such a large award with prize money. How can one be awarded a photography award if he isn't even a photographer?
I personally preferred the style of the 2nd place winner, Pieter Hugo from South Africa. His work on a technology dump is Ghana has such deep emotion and connects with the viewer more. This photographer actually had to go and take the images and become part of the community to capture such great photos.
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