Darren T. Elliott
The Praise Of Folly
In a modern western world where photographs bombard viewers, we are asked to address hidden visual and cultural understanding, tirelessly sifting through tides of meaning, aware and yet sometimes ignorant of the inherent personal ideals that are attached to the deciphering of artefact discourse. Eighteenth century dialectics have heavily influenced our aesthetic and scientific system of knowledge, which forms a major part of our everyday judgment, influencing our ability to see object truth. By making folly referent, my hope is to challenge our collective prescribed ideals, whilst exploring an understanding of the photograph as artefact and its status within a British class structure. 'The Praise of Folly' (Moriae encomium) taken from, Desiderius Erasmus 1509
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Camberwell College of Arts
BA (Hons) Photography
Cleveland College of Art & Design
BA (Hons) Photography
Dublin Institute of Technology
BA (Hons) Photography
Edinburgh College of Art
BA (Hons) Visual Communication - Photography