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French photographer Alain Laboil’s
series Reflexions Autour du Basin translates to Reflections Around The Pond. The
images are just that, reflections in a pond that were stumbled upon when his
children were around it. The soft reflections of the sky allow for the audience
to transport to a world that somewhat appears as ours but is not. In his scenes
he stages his children in various scenarios that are dreamlike. The family uses
objects found around their pond and home such as sticks and brush to create
these stories. There are even some photos with only constructed pieces and no
figures, for example, the image with an insect holding a key. Images such as
the one including an apple and one of his children holding a bow and arrow made
out of sticks and another with one of his children on a ladder reaching for a
soccer ball are more dynamic in that the physical objects on the surface of the
water create dimension on an otherwise flatter image. Additionally, the water
ripples from the physical objects create a sense of movement. In turn the
movement of the water creates an interesting texture to the image. Secondly,
the water distorts and elongates various body parts of the figures, adding to
the fantasy, which are seen in the images with a boy with long fingers and
another with a long torso. Alaina’s images naturally contain a blue, yellow and
green color palette from staging outside. Overall the series is playful and
childlike.
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