Burgin Reading

I found this reading interesting, as it highlighted for me a fact that I had not registered until now: that photographs are not to be viewed for an extended period of time. To do so generates a frustration to see more of the scene (from the point of view of the camera). The viewer wishes to become present within the photograph in order to see more than the brief moment in time captured by the camera.
I think that this will be relevant to my project, as the mythological characters that I am portraying through my work will be intriguing to a modern audience, and they will want to see more of them. For example, they will want to see the 'pharisees' flying around; the witch hobble into her hovel; the bogeyman spring out at some unsuspecting passers-by. I think it is this fascination with mythological characters that is so important for my project to be a success - my audience has to be intrigued by what they are seeing.

Burgin, V. (1982) 'Chapter 8: Photography, Phantasy, Function' in Thinking Photography. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 191.