The image that stuck out to me in among these four is
Insomnia, by Jeff Wall. It spoke to me
personally just because my brother suffered through insomnia so I had to see
first hand what a toile it took on him.
That kind of restlessness is definitely portrayed within this
photo. My initial reaction before seeing
the title of this piece was feeling a sense of hopelessness for the man. The fettle position and facial expression makes
him look like he’s scared and doesn’t know what to do. That sign of hopelessness is also portrayed
through the darkness that looks like what is swallowing him towards the bottom
of the image. I find it interesting how the lines of the appliances and the
items in the room seem to almost point to the man, especially the chair that is
literally facing him. I also admire the
reflection of the light in the window because it shows gives the viewer
information about how all this is going on in the night. The opened cabinets also tell me as the
viewer trying to decipher this piece that the man laying down had previously
gone through everything possibly trying to figure out what to do. As well as tells me that he is often at home
just because you can see items out like the butter, clean dishes drying on the
drying rack, and half empty dishwashing liquid and salt bottom. This piece attracted me among the others
because it has a lot of information and a straightforward message- the message
of hopeless within an inseminated person.
