500.WORDS.

I don't have a usb atm thanks to some c*nt so heres my essay.

GOVERNED: 500 WORD ESSAY
AARON BAREFOOT
IMP


My image “Governed” the virtual world held within this image; this images holds several factors, Technology, CCTV; the “Big Brother” state, all of this brought about by increased surveillance and its uprising and increase along with technological advancement. Its terms of nature it brings with it the earth, human beings, organisms etc, all within the CCTV, within the control, within the big brother state. This was the main attribute to the image. The world being held within the CCTV suggest that the camera itself is the main component and is controlling the world, as opposed to them being side by side, technology holds the dominance.

“Governed” is a crucial word as I feel that through technology the world has become controlled. The more power, (money, weapons, technology) the more say a country has, for example the superpowers who almost hold a monopoly on the world. The cockroach’s outside represent those who hold no power, and are at the mercy of the encroachment of technology and its omnipotence in today’s society. To an extent this worlds fate is determined by our technological advances and prowess, whether that comes from war, pollution, man made disease or any other epidemic than can because through scientific error or mishaps.

There is a real possibility of these things happening, with the rise of Nuclear arms and other elements that create powers and dethrone empires, this also being the technological age, most things we do naturally in our day revolve around technology, whether it be talking to friend over the phone, or getting up to date on the news. Our opinions to an extent are formed by media, inevitably if our thoughts and actions are now governed by technology, isn’t our very nature now including technology. Perhaps a paradox but when does something occur so often and normal that it becomes “natural” everyday occurrence etc.

This also present Marxist theory’s, the powers that be govern and the others go by those rules, the class system could be put forward also, the bourgeoisie holding the most sophisticated technology, and the petite bourgeoisies having the left over’s again a reason why I felt the cockroach was a good symbol for this.

Of course politically is presents some ideas, again with the elements of Marxism and an omnipotent controller above us. However this wasn’t the main intention of the image its just something that I felt was relevant but doesn’t so much conform to the nature and technology elements.

My thoughts regarding the actual image itself in its aesthetic worth, I think it has come out smooth and present a clear ideology that must people have understood upon viewing it. I feel that black and white also works, as essentially black and white is unnatural and presents a more stale and cold presentation of the world. Also black and white looks sleeker and more mechanic and also makes the viewer imagine the colours and pay more attention to the image.

So overall those are the main contributors to my image and I think it came out pretty well, it adheres to the theme and makes a valid point and a statement that I feel is relevant today.