Stuffed Animal Photos from the Plush Toy Kitten and Goldfish Series
The Kitten and Goldfish series was taken to integrate two opposite elements: a plush toy and a live goldfish. Four photos total were initially taken of the kitten, but the intent is to present them as a triptych that tells the story of desire, temptation, and pursuit.
The first photo is of the kitten looking at a goldfish swimming by. The goldfish is his object of desire.
The next photo in the sequence depicts the kitten leaning up against the fishbowl, driven by the forces of temptation. There are two variations of this shot. One is of the kitten with his paws up on the fishbowl, ready to get his fuzzy little paws on the goldfish. The second variation is taken with the kitten sheepishly looking back toward the camera as if he got caught.
The last photo of the series shows the kitten reaching his little paw into the fishbowl in pursuit of the object of his desire.
The goldfish is intentionally colored while the rest of the frame remains black and white for the purpose of singling out the object of desire and manipulating the viewer to devote his or her attention to the goldfish as well (bringing the viewer
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Date: 06/25/2008
Owner: Michelle Luke
Size: 5 items
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