Response to Manufactured Landscapes

            At the start of the video, I was unsure what it was going to be about since it started in such a large warehouse. It was surprising to me to see all of the people documented at once in the photos and that there was still detail in their faces. The workers seemed to be content with what they were doing, some on the shipyard even saying that they were working for their country. I liked how the workers looked in the photo when they were all lined up in their yellow work clothes and that they had a uniform symmetrical look like in blocks. It seemed like the artist wanted to capture the masses and depict the overall hard working attitude of the workers. Seeing the smiles of the people, despite the hard labor jobs they were working so hard at to finish like the ship yard, for example. Also, there was the tedious jobs of assembly in the factory, yet you didn’t see the boredom and fatigue in the faces in the workers. Although the workers may in fact be bored of their day in, day out jobs, but it is hard to see that in the photos and video the artist chose to show. It was amazing to me to see the construction of the dam in action, instead of just before and after shots.  I really liked the symmetry in the photographs, especially on the construction sites. It was also pleasing to see to see the smiles in the faces of workers.