Whos to judge?
Verlinden and Nemrod both make dead and dieing soldiers for diorama work. I say whatever you feel best conveys your message.
If you want to have the lines going into the pits and showers at Auschweitz, that's your perogative. It's really up to you.
Dioramas are a 3 dimensional representation of a photograph. I say photograph because it conveys that there is some thought or message being presented or conveyed. A snapshot is just that, a random pic of something with no thought. Think of what you are trying to say, or what story you are trying to tell.
Violence for violence sake is a parlor trick and reserved for low budget movies with no story line. No thought, and little creativity and the storyline or message is lost in the sight gag. Personaly I look for that unusual or creative thing that really sends a message or has an impact. Where is the tension and drama of the image? For example. I thought that the WTC crumbling down was dramatic, but the bigger impact was the aftermath. The pic of the guy falling to his death was horrifying and was heartstopping, but the more poigniant photo was of the fire/rescue worker who was exhausted and collapsed with fatigue in a doorway, his search and rescue dog equally fatigued and curled up in his arms. The photo of the marine with half his face gone and his arm torn away at Iwo Jima is shocking, but the more reflective photo of the Marine at Chosin with that thousand yard stare and the whole shock, stress and resignation of his plight reflected in that gaze into the camera lens said volumes of the impact of war. I think you see my point here.
Dioramas are creative expressions of ourselves and our imgainations and reach to each of us differently. Some may be jogged into memory by what they see, others may be indifferent. If you are building it for a contest, expect other peoples expectations of your work. Meaning, don't be surprised or disapointed if they have much different views or reactions of your work. If you build to impress others, you are subject to their whims.
Shep Paine mentions it in his book on Dioramas, pointing out that if you are going to have casualties in your diorama, make them look like they have died or fallen, not stock figures simply laid down or look as though they've fallen. I think it can be done in such a way that conveys your message and will satisfy your thought or idea projected in the project. How it should be judged by you and anyone else is based upon the level of creativity you project.
Good luck with the project, and lets see some pics.
Mike
Mike
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