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Mattia Duo-Larocca

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Inkjet prints

For my final production for year 12 photography I focused on documenting and providing a visual example of the differences found in varying socio-economic areas in Melbourne and how that plays into the construction of the metropolitan habitat these suburbs are located in. The differing architecture creates a large contrast when looking at either an opposing or conflicting building’s aesthetics. My second artwork exposes the hugely important role that architecture provides for the urban environment, it acts as the background in which our daily lives take place and the beauty that can be found in these buildings. Often the backdrop to the story is overlooked so I decided to compose a series of images that display the wide variety of designs that can be seen all throughout the city. 

Name: William Foster

Title of work: 1. Fridge in which bodies are stored 2. Preparing for funeral #1 3. Cupboard of mortuary room 4. Preparing for funeral #2 5. Mortuary room 6. Loading coffin into hearse

Medium: Inkjet Print

Over the past few years I have become fascinated with the topic of death and the industry that surrounds it, after researching about the practices surrounding death in other countries and reading a non-fiction book about the life of a mortuary technician within the U.K, I decided that I really disliked how the western world perceives death and the funeral industry so negatively. The people who work in the funeral industry are seen as ‘creepy’ or ‘strange’ when in fact they are everyday hard-working people who put a lot of emotion and care into their work. For my works I visited Gabrielle Walsh Funeral Services and photographed the space and the staff at work. The aim of my final works was to destigmatise the funeral industry and display that those who work in the industry are normal everyday people who work hard to help those during often, very emotional times. People see death as confronting, but if western countries discussed the topic more and made it less taboo, death would be perceived how it should be, just a part of life.