I was first introduced to Bill Henson's photography during a year 12 philosophy excursion. While viewing Bill Henson’s controversial exhibition I noticed how he used a dark background to portray his characters in an eerie pale glow which draws the viewer's eye into the subjects' features and facial expressions.
As most of his work is based around youth, it seems as though he is holding captive a snapshot of the secret life of a teenager. The viewer can see pain, awkwardness and anxiety in his subjects’ expressions.
Henson Bill, Untitled #61, 1998-2000, Exhibited at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery.
http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/artists/18/Bill_Henson/79/
Henson's photography convey his subjects in such a raw and unguarded state that you cannot help but make create a narrative in your mind to the image you are viewing. His art provokes you to question the characters’ previous events that lead up to this photograph and what they might be feeling at that point in time.
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