In my project for Digital Photo this semester I am focusing on process and transformation through sequencing. I've been studying the work of Duane Michaels (b. 1932). He uses photo sequences often incorporating text to examine emotion and the philosophy of life in the face of time. His exhibitions feature narratives told by the sequences of shots. Through this he explores the realms of spirituality, the human condition, and life after death. The initial work that caught my eyes was Paradise Regained (1968). In this sequence of staged images the material possessions of a man and woman, who recall Adam and Eve in paradise, are gradually replaced by plants. Warning the viewer that one's identity cannot be defined through world possessions. The photo suggests the man and woman's transformation into more natural beings.
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