09 October 2009

IN STUDY: Chema Madoz

Despite the language barrier of his website, Chema Madoz's photographs are an extraordinary example of how versatile and interesting photography can be.



Take for example the picture in the lower left corner, the match-thermometer. Even though this may not make the most profound of statements, the arrangement of a scale of numbers and a burnt match is just witty. They are just common objects that have been manipulated to make an impossible reality. I also love the contrast posed by the once hot center of the match representing the below freezing region on the thermomter.
I also must praise Madoz for his succesful use of black and white. With the absence of color, the subject of each photograph stands alone, highlighted not by vibrance but shadows and hidden meanings. Genuis.

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