Thomas Condon

St Joseph's College

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Photomedia

Photography

My body of work, an eight-photograph series in the style of architectural minimalism, investigates the concept of floating architectural forms. I photographed custom-built models, using high contrast and sharpened detail, with the intention of achieving an intangible, otherworldly quality where the unique forms and deep colours encourage an undistracted focus on shape. In my preliminary darkroom experiments I used torchlight to make the distinct, abstract shadows of each model, ensuring no two images are identical. In my work I challenge conventional architectural photography while representing the serene, meditative essence of Modernism.

My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the artist Hiroshi Sugimoto, World Trade Centre.