Platform 1
Dublin Core
Title
Platform 1
Shelfmark - 355.POR.DAVISON,LIBERTY
Description
'Platform 1' is a collaborative project by photographers Saffron Liberty & Naomi Davison.
"We began this project during the UK’s final national lockdown, inspired by our newly heightened sense of curiosity in the people that surround us; born from months of isolation and social distancing. It had highlighted to us just how easy it is to paint an idea of a person, from the smallest of details they portray.
We realised this concept felt much like being at a train station. Where you nosily observe the people that pass you by, your watchfulness serving as procrastination whilst you wait for your train to pull in.
This is when we began to create a series of our own fictional hyper-real characters, all waiting for a train. Using ourselves as models, we took on their personas one by one with the aid of costume, prop and make-up.
The characters are full of clues suggestive of who they are, whilst also retaining a sense of ambiguity, forcing the viewer to make their own assumptions. In the same way we all do, even subconsciously, when observing a stranger for a fleeting moment."
"We began this project during the UK’s final national lockdown, inspired by our newly heightened sense of curiosity in the people that surround us; born from months of isolation and social distancing. It had highlighted to us just how easy it is to paint an idea of a person, from the smallest of details they portray.
We realised this concept felt much like being at a train station. Where you nosily observe the people that pass you by, your watchfulness serving as procrastination whilst you wait for your train to pull in.
This is when we began to create a series of our own fictional hyper-real characters, all waiting for a train. Using ourselves as models, we took on their personas one by one with the aid of costume, prop and make-up.
The characters are full of clues suggestive of who they are, whilst also retaining a sense of ambiguity, forcing the viewer to make their own assumptions. In the same way we all do, even subconsciously, when observing a stranger for a fleeting moment."
Publisher
Self-published
Date
2021
Format
A5, perfect bound, full colour, 170gsm uncoated inside, 350 gsm uncoated cover
Zine Item Type Metadata
Issue Number
1
Editor
Saffron Liberty & Naomi Davison
Designer
Saffron Liberty & Naomi Davison
Contributors
Saffron Liberty & Naomi Davison
Dimensions
15cm x 21cm x 0.4 cm
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
Brighton, UK
Website
https://platform1.bigcartel.com
Where to buy
https://platform1.bigcartel.com/product/platform-1-zine
Collection
Citation
Naomi Davison, “Platform 1,” Photo Book Cafe Archive, accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/355.