Karin Bubas is a favourite contemporary photographer, of mine. Bubas has produced a photographic series; entitled ‘Studies in Landscapes and Wardrobe’, which takes its inspiration from the renowned films of Alfred Hitchcock and Michelangelo Antonioni. Her images use the language of Hitchcock's cinematography, and Antonioni's depiction of women, where they are seemingly lost in expansive settings. Bubas uses her friends to pose for her images, directing them she has created a series of images that remind the viewer of film and paintings. Bubas carefully dresses her models in selected costumes and clothing, and then positions them in pre-planned locations in the Vancouver area. The photographic c-prints depict stylish women in various environments with their faces turned away, presented in deep white mounts, and black wooden frames, without glass. The removal of the glass breaks a physical barrier between the work and the viewer, resulting in a sense of voyeurism and intimacy. Some of the pictures have the subjects situated with their backs to the camera; some have a profile view with their heads turned so we cannot see their faces. The way Bubas places the camera creates a crucial tension between the women, their clothing, the spaces they inhabit, and what they are looking at.
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