Rees Luxemburg /urban city research

Rees Luxemburg documents her subjects mainly in Los Angeles; looking closely at urban areas; wither it be stairwells, tower blocks or underpasses. My favourite seriers of work was his high rise blocks of flats in the East End of London just off City Road in 1995.  You notice the ambient light of the flats allow the audience to view into another perosns world, a world kept from the public eye and exposed for a brief moment.  i think limiting the light breaks up the sculptural quality, unable to identify the artitectural design. However i like how the  long exposure time creates a sense of time passing by. The use of ambient light can be seen in the majority of Luxemburg’s work, creating suspension and a potential encounter in the forgotten corners of an urban landscape. From researching her work, i think  most of her photogrpahs create a sense of isolation; an awareness of a quiet cityscape, absent of traffic, people and other human activities.