Show Your Metal A Photo Series By Zoe Withers As a photographer I have a tendency to seek out reality, whether it is picturesque or gritty. I am fascinated by my environment – from the buildings around me to rubbish left in the gutter. I’m drawn to details and the visible effects that man, time and the elements have on an environment. This series came about after I had taken photographs of structural details in central Cape Town. I started to see that harsh elements of the city, such as razor-wire and broken glass, can look rather abstract and mysterious when captured from a unique distance or angle. The decision to use playground equipment came about when I realised that most people look at a blue seesaw and see just that. I challenged myself to photograph swings, slides, jungle gyms, seesaws and round-a-bouts in a way that almost masks their identities as equipment in a play-park. The photographs are presented in black and white to remove the focus on the bright colours that we associate with parks, as well as to highlight the lines, shapes and shadows that I found. The photographs also remain untitled, so that the viewer can focus on what is in each image, rather than trying to imagine the equipment in a conventional manner. With this series I hope to share a different perspective on these objects that we know so well.

* Adjustable to either seated or horizontal leg presses; * Large rubber footplate permits a variety of foot positions for different exercises including calf training; * Convenient control pin easily adjusts trolley for various starting positions.