Here are some images by London born photographer Philip Toledano. I found this relevant as again it displays the crossover way between the virtual world and the physical world. The thing that appeals to me most about Toledano's work is that these, for all we know could just be images lit with a harsh flash below but because Toledano tells us that these are images of people playing video games it creates a new context in which they are viewed. Toledano says himself that his work should be like an 'unfinished sentence' and that there should 'always be space for questions' and Im sure many other artists would agree with this.
I read these images as quite disturbing as for me I can relate to them. My Dad, being a big gamer himself, sits in front of the TV, controller in hand with a similar glazed over look that some of Toledano's photographs display. However as in the previous blog where I displayed the mock up image of Pac-Man running around a Hedge maze I don't feel these images address gaming as an issue in society but as more of a positive light hearted hobby.
