The Beach.

A visual interpretation of The Outsider by Albert Camus, focusing on the beach scene as the critical turning point.

'Beach Exposure 1'  35mm,Panoramic, Self-automated aperture.

'Beach exposure 2'  35mm, Panoramic, self-automated aperture, exposed.

"Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter." - Albert Camus.

In accordance with moral nihilism; killing someone, for whatever reason, is not inherently right or wrong. My focus on the beach scene illustrates how the 'turning point of the book' is only central in relation to human morality. I wanted to portray my work in a sequence; linear and almost repetitive, to reflect the regimented mentality of Mersault (focal character) and project his descent through the subtle variations of a singular symbol.

'In the midst of winter...invincible summer.'
2 X 35mm film, hand processed, ink.

With everything aesthetic; photographs, paintings and drawings, the tone is set and atmosphere changed by the lighting or colours used. I took the time to spend a day at Thornby beach taking test shots on a Panoramic 'Sprocket Rocket', stupidly without a tripod so a fraction of the photographs didn't turn out how i'd hoped, although the majority of the time this can make the photograph interesting. The first two photographs (Beach Exposure 1 and 2) were rigged on a spinning roll and taken identically, aside from the shutter speed which I managed manually. Decreasing the shutter speed by just over 5 seconds can darken an image by over 50% and completely change the aura emitted from the photograph.

Film strip developed from 35mm camera, sections cut and edited together.

I wanted to cut and edit film strips into a narrative, using seemingly unrelated film roll and everyday objects to portray the beginning, middle and end of the story. Selective use of chairoscuro would help to illuminate how Mersualt's physical needs got in the way of his emotions, which is easy to emphasise with film.