The Pet Show #7 杰拉德·格辛斯 Gerrard Gethings

Do You Look Like Your Dog?, 2018©Gerrard Gethings

杰拉德·格辛斯

生于1970年，英国

“所有的一切都始于狗。我想创作一组具有普遍吸引力的照片，代表人类和他们的宠物之间的相似性。我很多次有过这个想法，但从未将其实现。一组照片要具有普遍吸引力，必须超越语言。这些照片被设计成能够被世界上任何一个人立即理解。我喜欢这种普遍性的概念。微笑就是微笑，无论是用英语、法语、西班牙语、中文、阿拉伯语等表达。同样，阿富汗猎犬可以看起来像一个留着长发的英俊男人，比熊犬也可以看起来像一个老太太。猫系列则不同，这个想法并不是像狗系列那样预先存在。我拍摄这些照片只是为了看看它们是否可行，结果这在几乎每个方面都更具挑战性。”

作为俄罗斯移民的后代，美国梦的间接幻想从小就根植于她的脑海中，直到她学会使用图片去定义这些经历。她是一位在纽约市自学成才的摄影师，她在各种各样的形式中探索美国梦的存在。

杰拉德·格辛斯从小就对鸟类、昆虫和动物着迷。2000年，格辛斯带回家一只七周大的边境梗犬小狗巴克斯特，他找到了将成为他缪斯的摄影主题⸺动物。

未命名作品，来自《你看起来像你的狗吗?》系列，2018年 © 杰拉德·格辛斯

未命名作品，来自《你看起来像你的猫吗?》系列，2019年 © 杰拉德·格辛斯

Gerrard Gethings

B.1970, Great Britain

"The whole thing started with the dogs. I wanted to create a definitive set of pho- tographs representing the notion of similarities between humans and their pets. I'd seen this idea touched upon many times, but never in a substantial way. For a series of photographs to have universal appeal, it must transcend language. The photographs were designed to be understood instantly, by anyone, anywhere in the world. I love this idea of universality. A smile is a smile whether it is done in English, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic etc. The same seems to be true of an Afghan Hound who looks like a handsome guy with long hair. Or a Bichon Frisé that looks like an old lady. The cat series was different. This idea isn't something that preexists like the dogs. I shot these images simply to see if it was possible. It turned out to be much more challenging in almost every way."

From a young age Gerrard Gethings was fascinated by birds, insects, and animals. In 2008 Gethings brought home a seven-week-old border terrier puppy called Baxter and he found the photographic subjects that were to be his muse. Animals.