Adam Silk

TV is Enough

For this body of work I wanted to explore the effect that television has on different people, looking into the way that we use it to escape from everyday life and the influence and power it can hold over us. I created the final images using digital manipulation as I wanted to demonstrate a blur between reality and fiction. I believe that the dominance of television media in Western society has taken focus away from other outlets such as literature and the arts. This generation has grown up with a blinkered view of the world today as they struggle to form their own opinions when bombarded with televised messages twenty-four hours a day.

“Those who tell the stories hold the power in society. Today television tells most of the stories to most of the people, most of the time.”

(George Gerbner.)

Adam has recently finished his photography degree and is currently working on future projects. His main areas of interest are travel and landscape photography and the processes involved in digitally manipulating images. Adam always welcomes new challenges to develop his skills toward his future career as a photographer.

Qualifications

BA (Hons) Photography, Cambridge School of Art, Upper-Second Class Honors

Foundation Degree in Professional Photography, Merit


Exhibitions

2010 Free Range, The Truman Brewery London.

2010 Cambridge School of Art Degree Show. The Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge.

2009 FdA Photography Degree Exhibition. The Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge.