6. Dangling Legs
About “Thrills and Chills”: Amusement park rides are vehicles for enacting fantasies for both children and adults alike. They simulate flight, daring sea adventures, and encounters with aliens. From the moment we strap ourselves into our seats, we surrender ourselves to these giant machines and the physical release they provide. The experience combines elation with fear; thrills with chills. These images explore the fantastic and sinister place these rides hold in my imagination. With these images, I suspend disbelief and embrace the underlying fantasies of these rides. I am also fascinated by the complex emotions people exhibit in pursuit of the amusement these rides are supposed to provide. I create these images with a Holga camera to heighten their dream-like and surreal quality. They are deliberately printed dark to reflect the murky-realm that I envision these mechanical beasts inhabiting.