To me a good title should set the scene for the viewer to help them understand what they are looking at, and what was in the photographers mind when he/she was capturing the image, so drawing the viewer in further.
This is an interesting title.
When I first looked at the shot I thought the image portayed a black lady with short hair outside of an expensive hair salon, full of younger white people fussing over their long hair, but reading down I discover that rather than a hairdresser it is the Brooklyn Museum of Art. . . shows what I know :- )
That said the disassociation of the title still works, as we have a single person sitting on their own on the outside of the building while inside there is a group of people engaged in conversation and a whole story going on behind the plate glass. There is the lady in the wheelchair, someone leaning forward resting their chin on their hand apparently talking to her, while another girl stands behind the chair - her helper? a friend?
On one side of the see-through barrier life, movement, animation, sharing - on the other someone sitting apparently content, but on their own, nothing to to with the group, disassociated.
When a person sees a photo of a super pretty, sharply in-focus, coloured subject, realer than reality, it's easy to say something. But when (I) a person see an image such as "dissociated" I am lost for thoughts. Perhaps because the image works in hints rather than hues. The subtle come and get me approach - rather than the graphic advert which solicits passers by with sensual overload..... so what I mean to say is that I can't think of anything to say and that it is an interesting image, the legs especially...
my kind of image. this is a picture that sits down and talks to me, says "here, look at this" "now over here, look at this..."
The slam dunk is when I see her legs floating at the top. The tic-tac-toe-ness of it makes it more stable, rewards the preliminary view, allows the viewer into the photo.
This is amazing. I wonder what that place is that we are peering into. It looks like someone in a wheelchair, but it's interesting and draws me in. And the reflection of the subjects feet in the glass at the top is so clear, it makes you wonder what is going on. Fascinating!!! :)
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