Columbia Museum of Art Event

Describe the Photograph:

-The photo was about 5x3 feet, so it was pretty large.

-The photo was courtesy of Charles Peterson, who also owns the photograph.

-The photo depicts fans crowd-surfing and slam dancing in a mosh pit at a grunge concert in Seattle in 1991.

-As you can see, this photograph was shot in black and white.

Analyze the Photograph:

-The photo is about fans in a mosh pit at a concert, and it was trying to depict the insanity and intesnity that goes along with it.

-The people are dancing to the grunge music, crowd-surfing, and slam dancing at a concert.

-The subjects in the photograph are wearing t-shirts, jeans, plaid shirts, and other "grunge" type attire.

-This photo reveals the insanity of the crowd and the type of people that attend grunge concerts. The photographer had to throw himself right into the insanity of the moment in order to capture such a powerful shot. He said that he had spent a lot of time during his youth stage diving and slam dancing, so he knew how to react to the culture.